​By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News

SULLIVAN COUNTY  -  A Farmersburg woman was arrested on drug-related charges while driving with a child in the car following a traffic stop in Sullivan County last night.
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Carleena Miller,  30,  was booked into the Sullivan Co. Jail around 8 p.m. on the following charges:

• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a passenger less than 18 years of age, Class 6 felony 
• Obstruction of justice, Class 6 felony
• Possession of methamphetamine. Class 6 felony
• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated (Prior), Class 6 felony 
• Possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor 

​Indiana State Police Trooper Andrew Mattern initially stopped the suspect for unsafe lane movement. He quickly detected signs of impairment during conversation with the woman.

A subsequent search of Miller and her vehicle yielded drug paraphernalia and methamphetamine, which she allegedly tried to hide,  Sgt. Matt Ames explained. 

"She also had placed a small bag of methamphetamine in her mouth, in an attempt to conceal it from Trooper Mattern," Ames said, adding that a certified test was ultimately conducted and Miller tested positive for several controlled substances.   

He points out that Miller had a 6-year-old child passenger in her vehicle at the time of the traffic stop.

The Sullivan County Department of Child Services was contacted and the child was released to family members, according to the report.

By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News

PARKE COUNTY -  A Rockville Police Department officer has been placed on paid administrative leave as he faces allegations of stealing prescriptiion pain medicine.

Derek Cerny, 43, of Terre Haute, Indiana, has been charged with theft and possession of a controlled substance.  Cerny was issued a summons to appear in Parke County Circuit Court.

The Indiana State Police investigation began April 4, after receiving information from the Parke County Sheriff’s Department that a Terre Haute man had allegedly committed theft of a schedule II controlled substance, hydrocodone.

ISP Sgt. Matt Ames explained that Cerny had allegedly stolen five painkiller tablets from a Rockville resident who was recovering from back surgery.      The resident reportedly is a deputy.