Castro Receives Seven Years In Prison After Fleeing Arrest, Possessing Drugs
By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews
Miguel Raymond Castro
WARSAW — A Warsaw man will serve seven years in prison after a police pursuit resulted in the discovery of over 30 grams of methamphetamine.
Miguel Raymond Castro, 31, 501 N. Harrison St., Warsaw, was charged with possession of methamphetamine, a level 4 felony; and resisting law enforcement, a level 6 felony. Two additional criminal charges were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.
Castro was sentenced in Kosciusko Circuit Court on Monday, March 11.
For meth possession, Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed sentenced Castro to six years in the Indiana Department of Correction. Castro also received a one-year DOC sentence for resisting law enforcement. Both counts will be served back-to-back to each other and to a separate criminal case.
In total, Castro received a seven-year DOC sentence.
Reed approved Castro for participation in Recovery While Incarcerated during his prison sentence.
On April 20, 2023, two Warsaw Police officers were on patrol when they noticed a vehicle cross the center line of Center Street. The officers attempted to pull the vehicle over, but the driver failed to stop and later fled on foot.
According to court documents, officers had to use a drone to find the driver, later identified as Castro. While retracing Castro’s path during the foot pursuit, officers found 30.9 grams of meth.
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