Washington County Sheriff Brent Miller announces that the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association will again be awarding college scholarships to qualified high school seniors or college students who are pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies.

There will be approximately forty $750 scholarships awarded to qualifying students throughout the state.

“I encourage any student currently taking college classes in criminal justice or any senior who plans to pursue this degree to apply for a scholarship,” said Sheriff Miller. “This is a great opportunity to potentially receive funds to assist with their educational expenses.”

The Indiana Sheriffs’ Association Scholarship Fund was established for the purpose of receiving, investing and dispensing of funds to provide college scholarships to qualified students who are committed to pursuing an education and career in the law enforcement field.

To qualify for one of these scholarships, the applicant must be an Indiana resident, be a current member of the association or a dependent child or grandchild of a current member of the association, attend an Indiana college or university, major in a law enforcement field and enroll as a full-time student (12 hours).

Applications needed to apply for the scholarships are available from your high school counselor or the sheriff’s office. The scholarship application can also be downloaded from the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association website: www.indianasheriffs.org.

The applications must be completed and received by the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association on or before April 1.

This is the 43rd year the association will award scholarships.

In a collaborative effort with the City of New Albany, the Floyd County Health Department led by Dr. Tom Harris, the Floyd County Health Officer, has provided the New Albany Police Department with Narcan.

Narcan is an opioid antagonist that binds to opioid receptors in the brain to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

One hundred and fifty doses of Narcan have been provided to the NAPD by the Health Department. Jennifer Kramer, Public Health Nurse with the FCHD, trained officers in the use of the lifesaving drug.

Efforts by the FCHD to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic also include a partnership with Our Place Drug and Alcohol Services and the placement of Opioid Rescue Boxes around Floyd County.

The locations of the boxes, which are accessible to anyone, are listed below.

 St. Marks United Church of Christ— 222 E Spring Street, New Albany
 Floyd County Token Club— 506 Pearl Street, New Albany
 Pints and Union—114 East Market Street, New Albany
 The Hitching Post – 115 West Market Street, New Albany
 Nomad Church Collective— 1423 East Oak Street, New Albany
 Our Place Drug and Alcohol Education Services—400 East Spring Street, New Albany
 Floyd County Health Department—1917 Bono Road, New Albany
 Sojourn Church—2023 Ekin Avenue, New Albany
 Floyd County Public Library—180 West Spring Street, New Albany
 Indiana University Southeast – In each of Student Lodges
 Wesley Chapel UMC – 2100 Highway 150, Floyds Knobs
 St. John’s United Presbyterian – 1307 E. Elm Street, New Albany

 Southern Indiana Homeless Coalition Office – 1218 E Oak Street, New Albany

Christopher Stafford, 37, of Princeton, Indiana and Donnell White, 47, of Louisville, Kentucky have been sentenced to 5 and 10 years in federal prison, respectively. Both defendants pled guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.

According to court documents, between November 6 and 22 of 2019, Christopher Stafford and Donell White conspired together to possess and distribute between 500 grams and 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine ice.

On November 20, 2019, law enforcement officers pulled Stafford over in Princeton, Indiana. During the traffic stop, officers searched the vehicle and located approximately 190 grams of methamphetamine. When interviewed by police, Stafford admitted to distributing additional methamphetamine that he purchased from Donnell White over a prior, two-week period.

On November 22, 2019, White agreed to sell one pound of methamphetamine to Stafford for $3,800. White agreed to deliver the substances from Louisville, Kentucky to Stafford’s residence in Gibson County, Indiana. On the same day, Stafford was stopped by law enforcement officers on Interstate 64. During the traffic stop, officers located approximately one pound of methamphetamine in Stafford’s vehicle. 

The sentence was announced by Zachary A. Myers, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Indianapolis Field Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Doug Carter, Superintendent of the Indiana State Police, and Derek McGraw, Chief of Police for the Princeton Police Department.

“Methamphetamine has devastating, and sometimes deadly, effects on users, their families, and our communities,” said Zachary A. Myers, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. “Concerted efforts to bring this deadly drug across state lines and into our district will not be tolerated. We will continue to work with our local, state, and federal partners to find those responsible for significant drug trafficking and hold them accountable in federal court.”

“The sentencing of Mr. Stafford and Mr. White send an important message that drug traffickers will be held accountable for selling poison on our streets. It is a big win for law enforcement when we can stop highly addictive drugs, such as methamphetamine, from reaching our communities and causing harm,” said DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Michael Gannon. “DEA remains committed to working hand in hand with our state and local partners to keep our communities safe. DEA commends the outstanding work of the Princeton Police Department, Indiana State Police and the United States Attorney’s Office during the course of this investigation.”

The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated this case with valuable assistance provided by the Princeton Indiana Police Department and Indiana State Police. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Court Judge, Richard L. Young. Judge Young also ordered that both Stafford and White be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for 3 and 5 years, respectively.

U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant United States Attorney Lauren M. Wheatley, who prosecuted this case.