Two Former Starke County Sheriff’s Department Detectives Indicted by Grand Jury

Adam Gray
Don Ferguson

A Grand Jury issued indictments against two former Starke County Sheriff’s Department detectives on several charges following a lengthy investigation by the Indiana State Police Criminal Investigation Division Lowell Post.

Indiana State Police say evidence and testimony was recently presented to a Grand Jury concerning missing evidence from the Starke County Sheriff’s Department.

Adam Gray, 50, of Knox, was indicted on four counts of official misconduct as a Level 6 Felony, two counts of theft as a Class A Misdemeanor, and dealing paraphernalia and dealing marijuana, both as Class A Misdemeanors. 

Don Ferguson, 54, of South Bend, was indicted on three counts of official misconduct as a Level 6 Felony, theft of a firearm as a Level 6 Felony, theft as a Class A Misdemeanor, and false informing as a Class B Misdemeanor. 

Both Gray and Ferguson surrendered themselves to the Starke County Jail. 

Suspects are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.