SPENCER CO. – On Thursday, April 30, at approximately 8:10 p.m., Indiana State Trooper Andrew Recker was patrolling Interstate 64 near Ferdinand when he stopped a Chevrolet Camaro for speeding.
Trooper Recker spoke to the two occupants of the car, who were identified as Amy Peek and William Byarly of Kentucky. During the interaction, Trooper Recker recognized indicators of criminal activity and requested the assistance of a K-9.
Amy PeekWilliam Byarly
Trooper Jacob Lauer and his K-9 partner, Barker, arrived to assist Trooper Recker. K-9 Barker performed an open-air sniff of the car and gave a positive indication of the presence of narcotics. Due to a positive K-9 alert on the vehicle, officers conducted a search and found suspected methamphetamine, suspected marijuana, hypodermic needles, legend drugs, and paraphernalia.
Both Byarly and Peek were arrested and transported to the Spencer County jail without incident on charges of possession of meth, unlawful possession of a syringe, possession of a legend drug, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Assisting in the arrests were Trooper Jon Villanueva, Trooper Jacob Lauer, and K-9 Barker
and the Ferdinand Police Department.
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