The Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Wednesday that the prosecution of Jackie Gomez has been completed. Detective Sergeant Jonathan Bryant with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department led the investigation. He was assisted by the Indiana State Police, Plymouth Police Department, NET 43, and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department.
A search warrant was executed on the Gomez’s home in Bourbon in April of 2024 after officers had purchased over 347 grams of cocaine from Gomez. During the search, officers located and seized an additional 30 grams of cocaine and evidence of dealing, including two digital scales and packaging materials. Officers recovered $2,750 in US Currency which Detective Bryant had used previously to purchase cocaine from Gomez.
On March 20, Gomez pled guilty to Dealing Cocaine as a Level 2 Felony before the Honorable Judge Tami Napier in Marshall Superior Court 1. After evidence and argument by the parties, where Deputy Prosecutor Elizabeth Boehm represented the State of Indiana, Gomez was sentenced to a total of twenty years, eighteen of which are to be served in the Indiana Department of Correction. Two years shall be suspended and served on probation.
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