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Journal Gazette
A fugitive from Whitley County was captured in West Virginia on Tuesday, Indiana State Police said Wednesday.
Jeffrey Lamont Johnson, 46, of Columbia City had a felony arrest warrant accusing him of dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death, state police at Fort Wayne said.
Police said they learned that Johnson had fled to West Virginia. State police there located and arrested Johnson in McDowell County.
Johnson was jailed awaiting extradition, Indiana State Police said. When he returns to Indiana, they said, he will be held in the Wells County Jail with a $300,000 bond ordered by Whitley Circuit Court.