Three arrested in search for stolen property in Jennings Co.

Jennings County deputies and Westport police arrested three people last week on drug and child neglect charges, after what started as a search for stolen property.

The Jennings County Sheriff’s Department is reporting that they sought a search warrant for a Country Squire Lakes home last week after receiving information from Westport police about the possible location of property stolen from that community.

The agencies worked together to serve the warrant on Thursday and allegedly discovered the stolen property, along with methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, according to police reports. Two children at the home were taken into the custody of the Indiana Department of Child Protective Services.

Three people were arrested:

• 39-year-old Larry Marksberry Jr. on preliminary charges of possession of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and stolen property, along with felony neglect of a dependent.
• 32-year-old Brittany Morgan and 53-year-old Carl Morgan, both on preliminary charges of possession of methamphetamine and paraphernalia, along with felony neglect of a dependent.