A San Pierre man was sentenced in Marshall County Superior Court No. 1 on Thursday, July 9 after pleading guilty in a plea agreement with the State to a charge of conspiracy to commit dealing methamphetamine as a Level 4 Felony.
Carson Rowe, 47, admitted to Judge Robert O. Bowen that he assisted Kelley Rowe in providing a substance to officers with the Marshall County Undercover Narcotics Investigation Team and confidential informants that tested positive for methamphetamine. The amount sold to undercover officers was 5.5 grams. The incident occurred on Jan, 23, 2019.
Kelley Rowe was previously sentenced on charges in this incident.
Judge Bowen accepted the plea agreement negotiated between Marshall County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Tami Napier and Defense Attorney Christopher Berdahl. Rowe was sentenced per the terms of that agreement to six years in the Indiana Department of Corrections with one year suspended to be served on supervised release.
Chief Deputy Napier stated: “It is not uncommon that people believe a limited role in a drug deal relieves them of criminal liability. However, Carson Rowe actively participated and assisted his codefendant in the delivery of methamphetamine. The UNIT conducted an outstanding, thorough investigation that documented the transaction from beginning to end with digitally recorded equipment. Drug dealers need to know that these cases are taken extremely seriously as they directly affect the level of safety in a community.”
