COLUMBUS, Ind. — Detectives from the Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team in Bartholomew County made 16 arrests over the last week. The operation was part of a warrant sweep that was supported by Columbus police, the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, Indiana State Police and the DEA Task Force. The operation was focused on heroin and methamphetamine.
Those arrested include: Nicole L. Childers, 29, of Columbus, two counts of dealing heroin; Richard D. Bunch, 53, of Columbus, two counts of dealing methamphetamine; Kelsey E. Smith, 20, of Columbus, one count of dealing methamphetamine; Carrie Jo Meek, 26, of Columbus, two counts of dealing heroin; Phillip M. Cochran, 38, of North Vernon, two counts of dealing heroin; Charles A. Sims, 40, of Columbus, two counts of dealing heroin; Brian S. Suns, 30, of Columbus, two counts of dealing heroin; James W. Sidebottom, 32, of Edinburgh, two counts of dealing methamphetamine; Christopher M. Bennett, 33, of Columbus, two counts of dealing methamphetamine; Elizabeth A. Burton, 29, of Edinburgh, two counts of dealing methamphetamine; Joanna M. Gearhart, 31, of Columbus, one count of dealing methamphetamine; Steven C. Garvin, 26, of Franklin, one count of dealing methamphetamine; David A. Ward, 45, of Columbus, two counts of dealing methamphetamine; Haley M. Zapfe, 25, of Columbus, two counts of dealing methamphetamine; Ian M. Colson, 34, of Columbus, one count of dealing heroin; and Jesse S. Woolsey, 23, of Columbus, one count of dealing methamphetamine.