Called to State Road 56 in eastern Scott County on Monday, Feb. 28, from a citizen tip about a “rolling domestic situation” Scott County Deputy James Morris located a female walking on the side of the road after reportedly jumping from a vehicle as it was traveling west on the state highway.
At about the same time, Chief Deputy Toby Deaton located the vehicle and stopped it on SR56.
Deputies identified the driver as Bryant P. Long, 30, of Washington, Indiana. Long told deputies they were traveling back to Washington (in Western Indiana) from Louisville, KY and got lost.
The female passenger, Kymbal B. Pruett, 42 also of Washington, was found to be wanted on a warrant issued by Knox County authorities
As a result of that outstanding warrant, while Deputies searched the vehicle, they located 12.5 ounces (over 3/4 of a pound) of methamphetamine with a street value of more than $28,000, according to Scott County Sheriff Jerry Goodin.
Deputies also located cocaine, paraphernalia, and marijuana in the vehicle.
Long and Pruett were incarcerated in the Scott County Jail.
Long was charged with dealing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, intimidation, battery with bodily injury, resisting law enforcement, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving under the influence.
Scott Circuit Court Judge Jason Mount set Long’s bond at $100,000.
Pruett was charged with dealing methaphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana. She also faces a Knox County warrant to possession of methamphetamine and possession of a syringe.
Scott Circuit Court Judge Jason Mount set Pruett’s bond on the Scott County charges at $60,000.
“For out-of-towners who haven’t yet heard, the citizens of Scott County are in partnership with the Scott County Sheriff’s Office,” said Goodin. “Scott County residents are the extended eyes of the Sheriff’s Office. This is another example of community oriented policing: a citizen seeing something that appeared wrong and then reporting what they saw so Sheriff’s Deputies could investigate it.”