Search for Noblesville man leads to drug, neglect arrests in southern Indiana city

TELL CITY, Ind. (WISH) — A search for a man wanted in Noblesville led to the arrest of two people on multiple criminal charges on Thursday in an Indiana city along the Ohio River, state police said in a Friday news release.

Zachary P. Duncan and Haley Burton, both of Tell City, were arrested on charges that included dealing methamphetamine and neglect of a dependent. Both suspects were taken to the Perry County Jail.

On Wednesday, the Noblesville Police Department asked the Indiana State Police for help to find Duncan. Hamilton Superior Court 5 in September 2024 issued an arrest warrant on charges against Duncan that include possession of meth, causing serious bodily injury when operating a vehicle with a controlled substance, and unlawful possession of a syringe. Court records show Duncan, at that time, lived in the Lakes at Prairie Crossing housing subdivision in Noblesville.

Officers on Thursday saw Duncan leaving a home in a vehicle, which led to a traffic stop. A juvenile was seated in the vehicle’s backseat. A police dog from the Perry County Sheriff’s Office alerted investigators to illegal narcotics in the vehicle.

A search warrant for Duncan’s apartment led investigators to find approximately 850 hypodermic needles and about a third of a pound of suspected methamphetamine. The release said, “Many of the needles contained suspected methamphetamine, blood, and several were use...