Kevin McDonald
A LaPorte resident was arrested Thursday, July 22, 2010, for dealing heroin, the fifth person this month to be arrested and charged with dealing drugs.
Kevin McDonald, 23, was charged with dealing heroin, a Class A felony. LaPorte Police and the LaPorte County Metro Operations Unit made the arrest shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday, acting on a tip. They stopped McDonald in his vehicle on Ind. 2 west of the LaPorte County Fairgrounds, according to a news release.
LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office canine handler Andy Morse and his partner, Mirza, searched McDonald and found a large amount of heroin that had been packaged for sale.
McDonald was taken to the LaPorte County Jail and his bond was set at $150,000.
On July 15, Kenneth James Keehn, 27, and his wife Ashley, 26, both of LaPorte, were arrested and charged with dealing heroin. On July 20, William R. Flatt, 49, of LaPorte, was arrested and charged with dealing cocaine. On July 2, James Hallstrom, 54, of LaPorte County, was arrested and charged with dealing heroin.
“LaPorte County police agencies continue to team together to combat drug activity,” said Sheriff Mike Mollenhauer. “In this case the LaPorte Police Department and the sheriff’s office shared intelligence concerning a rapidly evolving situation and effected an arrest and seized a large amount of drugs that were destined for sale in LaPorte County. Those that choose to sell drugs in LaPorte County should be taking notice that they will be sought out and targeted.”
The La Porte County Metro Operations Unit is comprised of investigators from the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office and LaPorte Police Department.
