The execution of a search warrant on a home in Jennings County Tuesday morning lead to multiple arrests for dealing heroin.

Officers with the North Vernon Police Department served a search warrant in the 2000 block of Country Manor Blvd. and seized heroin and methamphetamine, along with syringes and other paraphernalia, said department spokesman Sgt. Andrew Richmond. He says that the operation began at about 9:30 a.m.

Police say the search was the result of information gathering which ultimately led to Det. Nick Megel being granted the warrant. Sgt. Richmond says that this warrant was served by members of the North Vernon Police Department Emergency Response Team, along with deputies with the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department. Once the residence and occupants were secure, officers allegedly found approximately two-grams of packaged heroin bundles, approximately one-gram of methamphetamine, multiple syringes, digital scales and packaging materials.

Those arrested, and their preliminary charges are:

Charles F. Williams, 35, of North Vernon –
Dealing in a Controlled Substance – Level 5 Felony
Possession of Controlled Substance – Level 6 Felony
Possession of Syringe – Level 6 Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor

Robert L. Anderson, 29, of North Vernon –
Dealing in a Controlled Substance – Level 5 Felony
Possession of Controlled Substance – Level 6 Felony
Possession of Syringe – Level 6 Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor

Raven L. Grider, 23, of North Vernon –

Dealing in a Controlled Substance – Level 5 Felony
Possession of a Controlled Substance – Level 6 Felony
Possession of a Syringe – Level 6 Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor

Mattie J. Kendall, 25, of North Vernon –
Possession of a Controlled Substance – Level 6 Felony
Possession of a Syringe – Level 6 Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor

Clarence Howard, 25, of North Vernon –
Possession of Controlled Substance – Level 6 Felony
Possession of Syringe – Level 6 Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia  – Class A Misdemeanor

Sgt. Richmond says that North Vernon Police were assisted by deputies of the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, Indiana State Police and Jennings County Animal Control.

Note: All photos are courtesy of the North Vernon Police Department.