Pot Stench At School Leads To Drug Bust At Lawrenceburg Home

Five people are facing drug dealing charges after police raided a home on Elm Street.

(Left to right) Rebecca Hunsucker, Jacob Hart, Zion Burnett, Hunter Hart, and Trevor Adkins. Photos by Dearborn County Sheriff's Department.

(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - Five people are facing charges after marijuana, meth, and children were found together in a Lawrenceburg home.

Police went to the Elm Street residence on September 28 in order to conduct a welfare check after a teen living there arrived at Lawrenceburg High School that morning smelling of marijuana. It was the same residence which police had earlier received tips about a lot of persons arriving and leaving, consistent with illegal drug activity.

Officers say they could smell marijuana when they knocked on the door. When the door was opened, the stench became even stronger.

Inside, police allegedly found marijuana, as well as the active process of the plant being turned into marijuana edibles and butter. There was also evidence marijuana was being packaged for sale, according to a court affidavit.

But that’s not all they discovered. Officers say they found methamphetamine with bags and a scale kept in a child’s bedroom. Pills and syringes were also allegedly in the home.

Police say two children lived in the home with their mother, Rebecca Hunsucker.

Five people present when police arrived are facing charges and possible long stints behind bars.

Hunsucker, 38, is charged with Dealing in Methamphetamine in the Presence of a Child or Within 500 Feet of a School (level 3 felony); Dealing in Marijuana, Hash Oil, Hashish or Salvia (class A misdemeanor); Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Presence of a Child or Within 500 Feet of a School (level 6 felony); Maintaining a Common Nuisance (level 6 felony); Possession of Paraphernalia (class C misdemeanor); Assisting a Criminal (level 6 felony); and two counts of Neglect of a Dependent (level 5 felony).

Jacob T. Hart, 21, of Lawrenceburg, is charged with Dealing in Methamphetamine in the Presence of a Child or Within 500 Feet of a School (level 3 felony); Dealing in Marijuana, Hash Oil, Hashish or Salvia (class A misdemeanor); Maintaining a Common Nuisance (level 6 felony); and Possession of Paraphernalia (class C misdemeanor).

Zion I. Burnett, 18, of Lawrenceburg, faces charges of Dealing in Methamphetamine in the Presence of a Child or Within 500 Feet of a School (level 3 felony); Dealing in Marijuana, Hash Oil, Hashish or Salvia (class A misdemeanor); Maintaining a Common Nuisance (level 6 felony); Possession of Paraphernalia (class C misdemeanor); and Assisting a Criminal (level 6 felony).

Hunter S. Hart, 21, of Moores Hill, is charged with Dealing in Marijuana, Hash Oil, Hashish or Salvia (class A misdemeanor); Visiting a Common Nuisance (class B misdemeanor); and Assisting a Criminal (level 6 felony).

Trevor R.T. Adkins, 25, of West Harrison, faces charged including Dealing in Marijuana, Hash Oil, Hashish or Salvia (class A misdemeanor); Visiting a Common Nuisance (class B misdemeanor); Obstruction of Justice (level 6 felony); and Assisting a Criminal (level 6 felony).

All five suspects remain in jail as of Friday, October 5.

A level 3 felony in Indiana is punishable by three up to 16 years in prison.