Indy woman arrested, DWS, marijuana, possession of controlled substance

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM

By Kathy Bottorff

An Indianapolis driver, found driving on a suspended license, also had suspected marijuana vape pens and mushrooms in her vehicle.

Friday at 7:07 p.m., Deputy Johnson with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop in the area of U.S. 31 and 11th Road for a traffic infraction.

He determined the driver, 25-year-old Sarah Ellers of Indianapolis, was driving on a suspended license. He also located suspected marijuana vape pens and mushrooms in her vehicle.

Ellers was transported to the Marshall County Jail, where she was booked for possession of a Schedule 1-5 controlled substance as a level 6 felony, driving while suspended with a prior as a class A misdemeanor, and possession of marijuana as a class B misdemeanor.

Ellers was held on a $1500 cash bond.

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