Indiana Conservation Officers received specialized training in the administration of Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, earlier this month, and were each issued the opiate overdose drug for their first aid kits. 

As a result, one conservation officer in Washington County has already saved 2 lives in less than a week in Washington County. 

 
On Monday, January 23^rd at approximately 10:15 p.m., Indiana Conservation Officer Neal Brewington, also a certified Emergency Medical Responder, along with the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, Blue River Fire and EMS, responded to an opiate overdose call. 

Officer Brewington and sheriff’s deputies both administered Naloxone, and were able to revive one victim. 

While doing so, the victim’s brother also was determined to be overdosing, and was revived and transported to the hospital by EMS. 
 
On Thursday, Officer Brewington again responded to another opiate overdose call in Washington County, and was the first officer on scene. 

He discovered an unresponsive victim slumped halfway out of a vehicle, and administered Naloxone.  Shortly afterward, a Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy arrived and also administered the drug, reviving the victim. 
 
Every Indiana Conservation Officer in the state has now been issued and trained in the use of Naloxone.  Additionally, all specialty rescue team members are certified Emergency Medical Responders.
 
Indiana Conservation Officer Lt. Dan Dulin, is a certified paramedic and First Aid Training Coordinator for the DNR Law Enforcement Division. 

He stated “Indiana Conservation Officers are some of the most diverse, well-trained police officers in the state. 

The recent training in Naloxone use is one we hoped to never use, but it’s one more tool that we have available to assist citizens while accomplishing our primary mission of conservation law enforcement.”

In the early morning hours of January 19, 2017, Deputy Mark Holt stopped a 1999 GMC Jimmy after he saw it driving in the wrong lane of traffic and attempting to turn into several different yards off of County Road 600 South on the east side of Crothersville.

The driver, Victoria Autenrieb, and passengers Jeffrey D. Tatlock and Alicia M. Reeves, gave conflicting information about why they were in the area, and they appeared very nervous which made Holt suspicious.

Deputy Holt then saw some pills lying in the rear floor board of the vehicle behind the driver’s seat. Autenrieb told Deputy Holt she had recently taken some pain medication and that she did not have a prescription.

While taking inventory of the vehicle, Deputy Holt and Crothersville Police Officer J.L. McElfresh located several prescription tablets that were identified as Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, and Alprazdlam along with eight grams of Methamphetamine, Marijuana and some items used for measuring and distributing illegal drugs.

Victoria E. Autenrieb was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated/Drugs, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Violation of the Legend Drug Act. All are level 6 felonies

Jeffrey D. Tatlock faces charges of Dealing in Methamphetamine, a Level 3 Felony, Possession of

Methamphetamine, and Possession of Paraphernalia, both Level 6 Felonies.

Reeves was released at the scene and the investigation is ongoing.