NORTH VERNON, Ind. – Sheriff Kenny Freeman and two deputies from the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office went to a Geneva Township residence last Friday in an attempt to locate Shannon Bear, 48, of North Vernon. She was wanted on a Jennings County Circuit Court arrest warrant for several counts of dealing methamphetamine.
The warrant had been issued after a lengthy narcotics investigation by Jennings County detectives.
Deputies made contact with Bear and after further investigation, they allegedly found over 15 grams of meth and drug-related items at her residence.
She was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Jennings County Jail where she is still being held. Bear was charged with the Jennings County warrant for dealing meth, three counts of possession of methamphetamine, possession of meth 10 or more grams, and possession of paraphernalia.
