Traffic Stop Leads to Stolen Guns and Over a Hundred Marijuana Plants
From Local Sources
WASHINGTON -- A traffic stop Wednesday in Washington, Indiana sent the driver to jail.
Police say 38-year-old Derrick Ebler stopped for a moment before taking off in his vehicle west on U.S. Highway 50, this according to the Washington Times Herald.
The pursuit ended in a parking lot of a shopping center and the suspect was taken into custody.
Investigators got a search warrant for Ebler’s home and allegedly found 145 marijuana plants, 18 handguns and 10 long guns.
At least 9 of the firearms were stolen.
Ebler is facing 13 counts of theft of a firearm, dealing and possession of marijuana, reckless driving, maintaining a common nuisance in addition to manufacturing hash oil.