ROME CITY â A man wanted on felony drug charges in Kentucky was apprehended without incident Monday in Rome City thanks to the combined efforts of the Noble County Sheriffâs Department, the Rome City Town Marshalâs Office and the Indiana State Police.
Denzil Slone, 46, formerly of Garrett and currently of Kentucky, was arrested at 3:30 p.m. outside of the Sylvan Housing Authority apartments in the 100 block of Kerr Street. He was booked into the Noble County Jail.
According to Indiana State Police Trooper Brian Kreger, Slone was wanted by authorities in Knott County, Kentucky, on two felony drug charges, including trafficking in heroin. Kentucky authorities considered Slone to be dangerous.
AUBURN â It took a month of sleuthing, but a man wanted on a Level 3 felony rape charge in DeKalb County has been arrested in Kentucky after nearly a year on the run, police said.
Christopher F. Johnston, 30, was arrested by Kentucky State Trooper Mark Spencer at a residence in Thelma, Kentucky, late Friday afternoon.
Johnston is going through the extradition process so he can be brought to Indiana to face the charge, according to the Indiana State Police.
A no-bond warrant was issued for Johnston on the rape charge on Feb. 27, 2020, by DeKalb County Superior Court II Judge Monte Brown.