DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. — An Indianapolis man and Michigan woman are behind bars, thanks to an Indiana State Police officer being in the right place at the right time.
The trooper was pulling into a gas station in DeKalb County when he spotted a white car speeding off and a gas station worker flagging him down. The worker said a man had just pointed a gun at them.
The trooper was able to quickly share a description of the car with other officers and another trooper stopped the car minutes later.
When police searched the couple's car, they found a handgun and drug paraphernalia.
The troopers arrested Dustin Wayne Austin, 33, of Indianapolis, and Amanda Evelyn Jessup, 33, of Homer, Michigan. It turns out, Austin has a warrant out on him in Johnson County.
ISP is still investigating the reported incident at the gas station.
