Linton man arrested on warrant found in possession of meth

A warrant was issued for a Linton man accused of criminal mischief in Lyons who was a no show at his initial hearings. When he was taken into custody last week, officers reported he was found in possession of methamphetamine.

Harley Joe Shields

Harley Joe Shields, 28, Linton, was arrested by Deputy Zachary Goad of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department late Sunday, September 20. Shields appeared in court last Thursday.

Shields was wanted on a warrant and the sheriff’s department received information that Shields was staying in a garage on North County Road 1100 West.

On Sunday, September 20, around 10 p.m., Deputy Michael Stanley, the investigating officer, Deputies Jordan Allor and Zachary Goad and Officer Joe Riley of the Linton Police Department arrived at that location to look for Shields and found him in the garage.

When he was taken into custody, Shields allegedly admitted he had a marijuana smoking device in a pocket. Officers also reported that in the immediate area near Shields, there was a small clear plastic bag with a white powder residue that field-tested positive for methamphetamine.

Deputy Stanley reported that when a search warrant was issued and executed, officers found six plastic bags, all containing white powder residue, located on a workbench along with another pipe, a measuring spoon and a kitchen spoon next to the bags. They also found a Coke can turned upside down with cotton on it and a white powder substance on the can.

Shields was booked into the Greene County Jail at 11:13 p.m.

In July, Shields was accused of an incident of criminal mischief that occurred in Lyons (Find earlier story by clicking on the tag “Harley Shields” below this story.) and was summoned to appear in court on August 13. He didn’t show up. The hearing was vacated, reset for September 14 and another summons was sent. On September 14, he again failed to show up and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Shields also has a warrant out for him in Sullivan County in a case involving a Class C misdemeanor of operating a vehicle without a license.

When Shields appeared in Greene Superior Court last Thursday, he was charged with possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony, and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.

His bond has been set at $10,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed but he’s also being held on the warrant from Sullivan County. As of Wednesday, September 30, he remains in the Greene County Jail.