By Liz Adkins
InkFreeNews

Gage Louis Trowbridge

WARSAW — A Syracuse man will serve a six-year sentence locally for drug possession.

Gage Louis Trowbridge, 30, 902 N. Huntington St., Syracuse, was charged with possession of methamphetamine, a level 4 felony. Seven additional criminal charges were all dismissed as part of a plea agreement.

Trowbridge was sentenced in Kosciusko Circuit Court on Monday, July 29.

For meth possession, Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed sentenced Trowbridge to six years in the Indiana Department of Correction. Reed said the first three years of Trowbridge’s sentence can be served through the Kosciusko County Work Release program. The last three years of Trowbridge’s sentence was suspended on formal probation.

Trowbridge has 385 days of jail time credit, plus good time credit as calculated. The sentence will be served back-to-back to two additional criminal cases.

Trowbridge said he received verbal confirmation from work release staff about his acceptance into the program.

He told the court he’s been incarcerated for over a year, which gave him time to reflect on his actions.

“Addiction and drug problems flipped my entire life upside down,” said Trowbridge. “I want to be better for myself and my loved ones.”

Trowbridge said failures with various relationships caused him to continue using drugs.

“I’ve been sober for 386 days and I want to continue that,” said Trowbridge. “Alternative placement would provide me with the tools for my success.”

Trowbridge’s co-defendant, Aliyaha R. Whitaker, received a similar sentence in March.

On July 10, 2023, an Indiana State Police trooper was near Warsaw when he noticed a vehicle unable to stay in its lane of travel. The trooper pulled the vehicle over and identified Trowbridge as the driver.

According to court documents, upon searching the vehicle, the trooper found 24 grams of meth.

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