Last week when deputies arrived with a warrant for an eastern Greene County man, they said they found him hiding between a mattress and a wall. The suspect, who allegedly admitted he uses about a gram of heroin a day, is facing charges involving possession of heroin and syringes.

David Spencer Johnson, 28, rural Bloomfield, was arrested on Sunday night, May 30, by Deputy Zachary Goad of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant issued due to an incident that occurred in late April, investigated by Indiana State Police Trooper Richard Klun.

On Tuesday, April 27, Trooper Klun was working stationary patrol in the area of State Road 45 and SR 445 in eastern Greene County. So was ISP Trooper Caleb Garvin. Both troopers noticed a southbound silver Ford passenger car with a male driver and female passenger. When Trooper Garvin pulled in behind the vehicle, the car turned west on SR 445 then turned into a driveway.

Trooper Garvin turned around and when he pulled into the Pinewood gas station, he happened to see the owner of the residence where the car had pulled into the driveway. In answer to a question from the trooper, the property owner said he wasn’t expecting company and didn’t know anyone who drove a silver Ford car. He asked the troopers to check on the car. In addition, a records check on the silver Ford car revealed the license plate was expired.

When Trooper Klun arrived at the property, the silver Ford car had pulled around to the back side of the property and the driver, who was out of the vehicle, walked out from behind a truck then tossed a brown bag into the truck bed. The man then walked toward Trooper Klun with a syringe in his hand. When he was told to drop the syringe, the man said he was just trying to find a place to get rid of it. The man was handcuffed and Troopers Garvin and Sgt. Greg Day then arrived to assist.

The driver was identified as David Spencer Johnson who lived on North Lawrence Hollow Drive. His driver’s license was suspended.

Trooper Klun reported that on the scene, they located a a zipper bag on the ground near the parked truck, the brown bag that was thrown in the bed which contained four syringes, the fifth syringe that Johnson had been holding, a bill with a powder substance and another powder substance believed to be heroin.

The passenger allegedly said she did not know about the contents of the bags or that there was heroin in the vehicle.

Johnson was transported to the Greene County Sheriff’s Department but on the way there, he allegedly admitted he had last used heroin the day before, admitted the substance found was heroin, and said that he uses about a gram of heroin a day. So Johnson was then transported to Greene County General Hospital where a blood draw was obtained. Johnson was then released on his own recognizance pending charges.

A criminal case was filed against Johnson on Thursday, May 27, with a warrant issued for his arrest.

On Sunday, May 30, around 9 p.m., Deputy Goad, along with Sgt. Jordan Allor and Deputy William C. Walker, arrived at Johnson’s residence in Lawrence Hollow to arrest him on the warrant.

When they arrived, a woman at the residence said she thought she and her daughter were the only ones there. But the officers had a warrant and they entered the residence to check for Johnson.

Deputy Goad reported they found Johnson hiding between the mattress and a wall in a bedroom.

During a search before he was transported, Johnson was found with a syringe in his left pants pocket and another syringe in his right pants pocket.

Johnson was booked into the Greene County Jail at 10:15 p.m. He was held without bond pending court appearance.

Johnson appeared in Greene Superior Court on Monday morning, June 7, in three different criminal cases pending against him.

In the first incident above, he was charged with:

Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, a Level 6 felony,
Unlawful possession of syringe, a Level 6 felony, and
Driving while suspended – a knowing violation with a prior conviction within 10 years, a Class A misdemeanor.

As a result of the syringes in his pockets, he was charged in another case with:

Unlawful possession of syringe, a Level 6 felony, for the syringes found in his pants pocket.

He also appeared for a hearing in an earlier case involving:

Driving while suspended – a knowing violation with a prior conviction within 10 years, a Class A misdemeanor, and
Possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor.

Johnson’s bond was set at $25,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed in the heroin case, and $4,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed in the syringe case.

He posted $2,500 plus $400 and was released from jail.

But since then, in a review of the earlier pending case, the court found there was probable cause to believe Johnson had violated a condition of his release on bond in that case, and another warrant was issued for Johnson’s arrest.