Batesville man and two others arrested in North Vernon traffic stop

North Vernon, IN — Three people were arrested by the North Vernon Police Department after a traffic stop for a non-working taillight on a vehicle in North Vernon Tuesday night.  

After initiating a traffic stop, officers discovered that the driver had a suspended license. A Jennings County Sheriff’s Office K-9 was called to the scene and it reportedly alerted to the smell of narcotics.

The officers searched the car and allegedly found individually packaged baggies of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The drugs were seized and all three occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody.

Ryan Pierce, 30 of Mitchell, Bradly Randall, 38 of Batesville, and Sarah Brazzel, 33 of Mitchell, were all arrested on allegations of Dealing Methamphetamine, Possession of Methamphetamine, Visiting a Common Nuisance, and Possession of a Hypodermic Needle.