Jackie Wingard is a male not a female as listed in previous releases. His first name is Jackie.
Miami County – Recent narcotics investigations by members of the CLEAN Team has resulted in three arrests in Miami County.
An investigation by officers from the CLEAN Team led to the traffic stop of a Ford pickup truck which was allegedly driven by Jackie Wingard, 56, Kokomo, IN. Officers were aware that Wingard was a habitual traffic violator and should not be driving. He was arrested on a felony charge for driving while being a habitual traffic violator. Sherry Cunningham, 47, Rossville, IN, a passenger in the truck, was taken into custody due to an outstanding arrest warrant. The pickup truck was impounded.
During an inventory of the truck’s contents, officers purportedly found syringes, methamphetamine, and items associated with the manufacturing of methamphetamine. Cunningham faces additional criminal charges for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Wingard faces additional charges for manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of syringes.
A separate narcotics investigation led to officers, from the CLEAN Team, serving a search warrant on the residence of Josey Kenworthy, 28, 2903 East 935 North, Denver, IN. During their search, officers allegedly found numerous items associated with the use and manufacturing of methamphetamine. Kenworthy was arrested on criminal charges for manufacturing of methamphetamine, possession of two or more precursors with the intent to manufacture, maintaining a common nuisance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The CLEAN Team is a task force with 11 law enforcement entities that have dedicated resources to fight narcotics in Fulton and Miami Counties. CLEAN stands for Combined Law Enforcement Against Narcotics. The main focus of the task force is narcotics enforcement with an emphasis on methamphetamine related crimes.
Law enforcement officers encourage anyone with information about the possession, distribution, or manufacturing of narcotics to call their local law enforcement agency or the Indiana State Police Drug Tip Line at 1-800-453-4756. Information can be reported anonymously.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
