CARLISLE – On Friday, January 5, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Indiana State Police Trooper Austin Robertson stopped a 2007 Ford for disregarding a stop sign on State Road 58 at Alexander Street, near Carlisle.
The driver was identified as 56-year-old Lena F. Ashburn, of Terre Haute. During the conversation with Ashburn, criminal indicators were detected.
Sullivan City Police Officer Garrett Potter deployed a canine, which gave a positive alert to the odor of a controlled substance in the vehicle. Trooper Robertson then searched Ashburn’s vehicle and located 60 grams of methamphetamine.
Further investigation by Trooper Robertson revealed that Ashburn displayed signs of impairment. She agreed to submit to a certified chemical test and failed. Ashburn was arrested and taken to the Sullivan County Jail where she is currently being detained on charges of dealing and possession of meth, maintaining a common nuisance, and operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
