Monday around 2:45 pm, when trooper Mark Lamaster made a traffic stop for a traffic infraction on Interstate 65 North at the 14 Mile Marker, he suspected something just was not right.
He called for Indiana State Police K-9 “Teague” and his handler, to come to his location. “Teague” alerted on the vehicle for possible narcotics and a search of the vehicle lead to Methamphetamine and guns.
The driver of the vehicle, Dwayne Andrew Loney, 37, from 3962 South Fire Lane in New Pekin, IN was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine with a Firearm, Felony; Trafficking with an Inmate, Felony; Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Felony; Possession of a Handgun without a License, Misdemeanor and Driving While Suspended with a Prior, Misdemeanor.
A back seat passenger, George Edward Hershey, 46, from 4315 Southern Parkway in Louisville, KY, was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine with Firearm, Felony; Visiting a Common Nuisance, Misdemeanor and Possession of a Handgun without a License, Misdemeanor.
A front seat passenger, John Michael Munk, 34, from 140 Shorts Corner in Pekin, IN, was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine with a Firearm, Felony; Visiting a Common Nuisance, Misdemeanor and Possession of a Handgun without a License, Misdemeanor.
All three of the arrested were incarcerated at the Clark County Jail awaiting their first court appearance.
