Indianapolis man to spend more than 12 years in prison for drug trafficking

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An Indianapolis man will spend greater than a decade behind bars after being convicted of drug trafficking.

A choose sentenced 26-year-old Dorian Hayden to 12½ years in federal jail after he pleaded responsible to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

In February 2020, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Division obtained a search warrant for Hayden’s condo as a result of they believed he was trafficking medicine, federal prosecutors mentioned in a press release Tuesday.

IMPD officers arrived at Hayden’s condo, positioned on the Summerwood on Towne Line Flats off Township Line Street and 86th Road, simply in time to see him depart an condo constructing, get right into a car, and drive away.

Police stopped Hayden’s car as a result of they knew he had a suspended driver’s license, based on federal prosecutors.

Hayden was ordered out of the car. As he was being taken into custody, officers discovered and seized two loaded Glock handguns from Hayden’s pants pocket, together with a key to his condo.

Investigators searched Hayden’s condo and located simply over 3.5 kilos of methamphetamine, practically two ounces of heroin, a loaded semiautomatic pistol, and $38,468 in money. Police additionally discovered some gear used to distribute medicine, together with chopping instruments, digital scales, two steel industrial presses, and a digital cash counter.

Federal prosecutors say Hayden admitted in his responsible plea that he supposed to promote the medicine police present in his condo.