State Senate Candidate Alleged to Be High on Cocaine While Canvassing in Fishers
Police said officers found cocaine in Dezelan’s car after he resisted handcuffing during a canvassing stop.
- Fishers Police arrested Andrew Dezelan, a Democrat running for Indiana State Senate, on charges of cocaine possession and resisting law enforcement following an incident at a neighborhood clubhouse on Sunday evening.
- Officers responded around 8 p.m. to The Villa at Britton Falls after a resident reported a man soliciting; Dezelan was canvassing the neighborhood as part of his Election Day primary campaign for Senate District 31.
- Court documents say Dezelan was visibly sweating with 'pinpoint' pupils and resisted arrest during a struggle requiring officers to pull him to the ground at least three times; police found cocaine in his vehicle.
- Charges were filed in Hamilton Superior Court 7 on Monday; Dezelan was booked into Hamilton County Jail but was not listed as an inmate as of Tuesday morning, with bail set at $10,000.
- Dezelan, former policy director for the Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus, faces three other Democrats in the May 5 primary for the Senate District 31 seat covering parts of Fishers and Lawrence.
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'Visibly sweating' red state candidate busted for cocaine while knocking on doors: report
A candidate for the Indiana State Senate was arrested for cocaine possession while canvassing for himself. Andrew Dezelan is the former policy director for the Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus, according to reporting by the Indianapolis Star. He was arrested outside of Indianapolis on Sunday after "...
Door-To-Door And Under Arrest: Indiana Dem State Senate Candidate Faces Cocaine Charges - Tampa Free Press
An Indiana State Senate candidate’s campaign run took an unexpected turn into a jail cell this past weekend. Andrew Dezelan, a Democrat vying for District 31, was arrested Sunday evening in a Fishers neighborhood following a confrontation with local police that began over a simple solicitation complaint. The incident unfolded around 8 p.m. when a […] Door-To-Door And Under Arrest: Indiana Dem State Senate Candidate Faces Cocaine Charges
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