Checking Suspicious Car ends in Drug Dealing Arrest

Kirkham was taken to the Harrison County Jail without further incident.

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(Harrison County, Ind) - This past week, troopers assigned to Harrison County observed a suspicious vehicle parked after dark near a vacant nursing home on Country Club Road. The nursing home was being renovated and the troopers stopped to investigate and ensure no property was being stolen from the job site.

The female passenger in the vehicle was found to be wanted out of Harrison County and as the investigation continued approximately 10 grams of suspected Methamphetamine was located along with scales and other drug paraphernalia.

As a result of the investigation Rachel Sarene Kirkham, 31, Corydon, was arrested and charged with Dealing in Methamphetamine-Level 2 Felony, Possession of Methamphetamine-Level 4 Felony, Possession of Marijuana- B Misdemeanor, and Possession of Paraphernalia- A Misdemeanor.

Kirkham was taken to the Harrison County Jail without further incident.