K9 assists in drug arrest at Huntingburg factory

Huntingburg police arrested a Petersburg man at a local factory Monday evening.

According to police, they were called to a factory located on 400 West for the report of possible drug activity at about 8:45 p.m. When they arrived, officers made contact with factory supervisors and located the vehicle in question. According to police, permission was previously obtained from the owner of the property for law enforcement to be there to conduct the search.

Once officers located the vehicle, K9 Officer Cody Byrd and K9 Ester arrived on scene and began an open air sniff around the truck. After Ester alerted on the vehicle, the owner and Lloyd Christopher Coleman, 50, Petersburg, was brought outside. A search of the vehicle found a clear glass smoking pipe with burnt residue inside the passenger side door along with a loaded handgun and a scale.

During a search of Coleman’s property, police located various items including seven small baggies containing a white crystal substance (4.03 grams in weight). In a lighter, was another clear baggie containing a white crystal substance (2.02 grams in weight). Both substances field tested positive for methamphetamine. Officers also located several other types of prescription pills.

Coleman was placed under arrest for possession of methamphetamine, dealing in methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, carrying a handgun without a permit, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of a controlled substance (x4), possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon. He was transported to the police department for processing and then to the Dubois County Security Center for further processing and lodging.

All subjects are innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.