Two Arrested For Heroin Possession After Batesville Traffic Stop

BATESVILLE – Two North Vernon teenagers were arrested after police say they found heroin in their car during a traffic stop.

Batesville police stopped a vehicle on S.R. 129 around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.

Officers suspected illegal drug use and later located heroin inside the vehicle with the help of K9 Officer “Jinx”, Batesville Police Chief Stan Holt said.

Guy Yeager, 19, and Landon Jenkins, 19, both of North Vernon, were arrested for Possession of a Narcotic Drug, a Level 6 Felony, and were transported to the Ripley County Jail.