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Last updated on Monday, November 12, 2018
(COLUMBUS) - Nine people have been charged in an investigation of drugs, burglaries and car thefts in Bartholomew County.
Police say some allegations involve efforts to get drugs into the county jail.
Columbus police Lt. Matt Harris says detectives have been investigating the group for more than a year. The nine -- seven men and two women -- are described as allies of a white supremacist group, but race doesn't appear to be a factor in the alleged crimes.
Harris says the allegations are "unsettling" for many residents in southern Indiana.
Harris says this investigation focused on complaints of narcotics dealing, multiple burglaries and vehicle thefts in Columbus and Bartholomew County and also involved suspects attempting to sneak contraband into the Bartholomew County Jail.
Arrested were:
Chelsie S. Harden, 30, Columbus
- Trafficking with an Inmate (Level 5 Felony)
- Possession of Methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)
- Possession of a Controlled Substance (Class A Misdemeanor)
- Criminal Gang Activity (Level 6 Felony)
- Maintaining a Common Nuisance (Level 6 Felony)
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Class A Misdemeanor)
Jarred A. Parton, 26, Franklin
- Criminal Gang Activity (Level 6 Felony)
- Battery (Class A Misdemeanor)
William Jacob Lustig, 38, Columbus
- Criminal Gang Activity (Level 6 Felony)
- Trafficking with an Inmate (Level 5 Felony)
- Dealing in a Schedule III Controlled Substance (Level 6 Felony)
- Dealing in a Schedule IV Controlled Substance (Class A Misdemeanor)
Brandon B. Jacobs, 28, Nashville
- Criminal Gang Activity (Level 6 Felony)
- Auto Theft (Level 6 Felony)
- Intimidation (Level 6 Felony)
- Possession of Altered Handgun (Level 6 Felony)
- Carrying an Handgun Without a License (Class A Misdemeanor)
William Corey King, 35, Columbus
- Criminal Gang Activity (Level 6 Felony)
- Trafficking with an Inmate (Level 5 Felony)
David Bub Hadley, 35, No Address
- Criminal Gang Activity (Level 6 Felony)
- Trafficking with an Inmate (Level 5 Felony)
Mary Jaylin Craig, 22, Edinburgh
- Trafficking with an Inmate (Level 5 Felony)
- Possession of Methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)
- Possession of a Controlled Substance (Class A Misdemeanor)
William J. Stillabower, 33, Columbus
- Criminal Gang Activity (Level 6 Felony)
- Trafficking with an Inmate (Level 5 Felony)
Matthew S. Mowery, 22, Austin
- Possession of Methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)
- Unlawful Possession of a Syringe (Level 6 Felony)
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