Lawrence County - On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, the Indiana State Police concluded a lengthy drug investigation by arresting Robbie Leatherman, age 45, of Mitchell, Indiana. Indiana State Police had received information that Leatherman was dealing methamphetamine in and around Mitchell, Indiana. The Indiana State Police Drug Enforcement Section initiated an investigation which led to information that Leatherman was indeed distributing methamphetamine in the Mitchell area.

Leatherman was arrested today on an active warrant issued out of Lawrence Superior Court II, for dealing methamphetamine, a Level 5 felony. Indiana State Police Trooper Daniel Crozier and Trooper Chance Humphrey located Leatherman, during a routine traffic stop, at 5th Street and Railroad Street in Mitchell, Indiana. He was taken into custody without incident and was transported to the Lawrence County Jail, where he is currently being detained.