Drone Helps Locates Suspect

Indiana Conservation Officer Michael Ostendorf. (Photo: Indiana DNR Division of Law Enforcement)

(Ripley County, IN) – An unidentified man was rounded up with the help of modern technology after fleeing from Ripley County Sheriff’s deputies over the weekend.

Law enforcement conducted a lengthy K9 search for the man who was being arrested for violating a protective order, and Indiana Conservation Officer Michael Ostendorf arrived and deployed a drone.

The unconscious suspect was found a short time later in a wooded area.

Responders say the man was intoxicated, and they were able to reach him and get him some help.

The location of the search was not released.