Three Arrested On Drug And Weapons Charges In Shoals

Last updated on Wednesday, December 17, 2014

(SHOALS) - Indiana State Police and parole officers arrested three Shoals residents on drug and weapon charges Tuesday morning.

Around 10:50 a.m. Trooper Jarrod Lents assisted two parole officers in conducting a parole search at the home of 47-year-old Darren Bruce Stone in Shoals.

When officers knocked on the door they were greeted by 32-year-old Julie Lents. She told police that she and 20-year-old Katie Stone-Payne were the only two people at the home.

Trooper Lents, in order to ensure the safety of the officers, performed a protective sweep of the home. During that search he found Stone hiding behind a shower curtain in the shower.

While searching the home, police found a loaded .22 caliber handgun, marijuana roaches and drug paraphernalia in plain view in the living room.

As a convicted serious violent felon, Stone is prohibited from possessing a firearm.

Police obtained a search warrant for the home and outbuildings on the property.

During a search officers also found two baggies of marijuana, a straw containing meth and additional drug paraphernalia.

Stone, Lents, and Payne were all arrested and transported to the Martin County Jail.

Arrested and Charges:

Darren Bruce Stone, 47

Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon, Level 4 Felony
Possession of Methamphetamine with a Firearm, Level 5 Felony
Illegal Possession of a Syringe, Level 6 Felony
Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Level 6 Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia, Class A Misdemeanor
Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor

Julie E. Lents, 32

Possession of Methamphetamine with a Firearm, Level 5 Felony
Illegal Possession of a Syringe, Level 6 Felony
Visiting a Common Nuisance, Class B Misdemeanor
Possession of Paraphernalia, Class A Misdemeanor
Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor
False Informing, Class A Misdemeanor

Katie D. Stone-Payne, 20

Possession of Methamphetamine with a Firearm, Level 5 Felony
Illegal Possession of a Syringe, Level 6 Felony
Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Level 6 Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia, Class A Misdemeanor
Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor

State Police and State Parole Officers were assisted by the Martin County Sheriff's Department.

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