NORTH VERNON, Ind. – A Jennings County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputy stopped at a local business recently to use its facilities. Inside the restroom, the deputy discovered a methamphetamine pipe that was still emitting smoke.
The employee of the business on duty at the time was David Collett, 64, of North Vernon. During the brief investigation, the man supposedly told the deputy that he had been smoking the pipe and had left it when he heard a customer enter. That customer just so happened to be the deputy.
The suspect was placed under arrest and deputies secured the business until a manager arrived.
It was later learned that Collett was on parole. He also allegedly admitted that he was smoking the meth because his parole agent was on vacation.