BARTHOLOMEW CO. – On Monday, February 12, two Jefferson County, Indiana residents were arrested on multiple charges following a traffic stop on I-65 in southern Bartholomew County.
The investigation began at approximately 9:00 a.m. when Trooper Travis Linville conducted a traffic stop on a silver Hyundai Elantra for a traffic violation on I-65 Southbound near the 61-mile marker in Bartholomew County.
During the traffic stop, a passenger in the vehicle, Robert McGaughey, 37, of Dupont, Indiana, was found to be wanted on a Jefferson County warrant for maintaining a common nuisance.
Troopers Randel Miller and Jordan Hartmann soon arrived on the scene to assist. Trp. Miller’s K-9 Bosco alerted to the odor of illegal drugs coming from the vehicle. During a search of the car, troopers located methamphetamine, syringes, and drug paraphernalia. The driver of the car, Dahlia Jester, 26, of Madison, Indiana, was arrested on drug-related charges. Jester was transported to the Bartholomew County Jail, where approximately 10 grams of suspected meth was found concealed on her.
McGaughey was incarcerated on the Jefferson County 1arrant. Jester was jailed on preliminary charges of possession of meth, a Level 4 felony; trafficking with an Inmate, a Level 5 felony; possession of a syringe, a Level 6 felony and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
On his pending charge, McGaughey will be transported back to Jefferson County for a court appearance. Jester will soon have an initial appearance in the Bartholomew County Circuit Court.
