Domestic disturbance report leads to Huntingburg meth arrests

Huntingburg Police Department arrested two people on various drug-related charges including possession of methamphetamine after responding to a reported domestic dispute Monday evening.

Officers were dispatched to a possible domestic disturbance on the 500 block of E. 7th Street at 8:15 p.m. When they arrived at the residence, they were unable to locate the domestic. However, while investigating the area, an officer smelled the odor of burnt marijuana coming from a nearby home, 533 E. 7th Street.

Police applied for and were granted a search warrant for the residence. Officers made contact inside the home with Cole Denton, 27, of the residence and Jamie Manning, 36, of Petersburg.

During the search of the home officers located numerous items of paraphernalia, smoking/snorting devices, prescription pills, syringes, and several substances that field tested positive for methamphetamine.

Both were arrested and transported to the Huntingburg Police Department for further investigation. Both Denton and Manning were charged with Level 6 felony counts of possession of methamphetamine, possession of a legend drug and possession of a syringe and a class A misdemeanor count of possession of paraphernalia. Denton was also charged with a Level 6 felony count of maintaining a common nuisance. Manning was charged with a Class B misdemeanor count of visiting a common nuisance.

Both were booked into the Dubois County Security Center.

Dubois County Sheriff’s Department assisted with the incident.