Policing unit nets 2 arrests

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Two traffic stops earlier this week by a newly formed special policing unit designed to combat opioid and other drug use issues in the region produced the arrests of two men near Seymour, police report.

The most recent stop occurred at about 5:30 p.m. on the Fourth of the July on Interstate 65 and led to the arrest of Shamone David Eugene Williams, 26, of Jeffersonville on charges of forgery, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia, according to a report from the Indiana State Police Versailles District All Crimes Policing Unit.

Williams was arrested during the traffic stop near the 51-mile marker. That stop was conducted by Trooper Randel Miller, who said he smelled a marijuana odor while talking to the man, later identified as Williams, driving a Nissan Sentra.

During a search of the car, Miller said he found marijuana, drug paraphernalia and numerous fraudulent bank checks and devices, according to a news release from the post’s public information officer, Sgt. Stephen Wheeles.

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Williams was booked into the Jackson County Jail in Brownstown at 6:58 p.m. Tuesday and was being held without bond Thursday pending his initial hearing. Troopers James Wells and Michael Thiron assisted with the arrest.

The second traffic stop occurred at about 3:20 p.m. Monday and involved the arrest of Jay W. Martt, 44, of Madison on charges of possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon and possession of a controlled substance after the Chevrolet Malibu he was driving was stopped by Miller for a traffic violation.

During the stop, Miller reported deploying his K-9, Jinx, who alerted to the odor of an illegal drug coming from the vehicle. A search of the vehicle uncovered a handgun, syringes, a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, Miller said.

Martt, who also faces charges of possession of marijuana and maintaining a common nuisance, was booked into the Jackson County Jail at 4:48 p.m. Monday. He was being held Thursday morning without bond pending his initial court appearance in Jackson Circuit Court.

Miller was assisted by other members of the All Crimes Policing Unit, including Wells and troopers Rick Hewitt and Jason Hankins.

Wheeles said ISP Superintendent Doug Carter recently put policing units in place at each district in response to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s plan to combat the opioid epidemic and other drug problems in communities across the state.

Wheeles said the Versailles District’s team of about seven troopers recently helped take down a theft ring/methamphetamine operation in Bartholomew County and also has been very active in Jennings County.

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