Russell Bailey

Cindy Sue Bolin

Five local residents were arrested and charged Tuesday for drug related crimes after undercover officers completed a recent investigation.

Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers, along with Kosciusko County Sheriff’s deputies, converged on various locations yesterday to arrest the individuals who had allegedly previously sold illegal narcotics to undercover officers.

The following individuals were arrested and preliminarily charged with felony dealing in Schedule I, II, III or IV controlled substances:

Skyler Lee Dutton

Elaine Fay Smith

Amber Lenn Hobbs

• Russell Bailey, 72, Warsaw
• Cindy Sue Bolin, 53, Warsaw
• Amber Lenn Hobbs, 24, Warsaw
• Elaine Fay Smith, 31, Pierceton
• Skyler Lee Dutton, 21, Leesburg

Surety bonds were set in the amount of $10,000 each for all arrested individuals.

The Kosciusko County Drug Task Force was assisted in the arrest and investigation by members of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department and the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office.