One of three individuals involved in the 2017 “Brown Squad” stabbing and puppy theft case in Linton is back in jail on a new drug charge and for a bond revocation in another drug case involving heroin.

Devin Bradley Tatlock, 22, Linton, was arrested by Officer Janzen Franklin of the Linton Police Department early Saturday, April 3. Tatlock was booked into the Greene County Jail at 12:12 a.m. on a warrant issued for his arrest on a new charge of felony possession of a legend drug and on a warrant issued to revoke his bond in a case involving felony possession of heroin. He’s being held without bond in the heroin case, one of four cases now pending against him.

The oldest case pending against him dates back to an incident that occurred on June 12, 2017, in Linton. The incident involved individuals some called the “Brown Squad” who were accused of stabbing a man and stealing his puppy. Tatlock was one of those arrested.

Tatlock entered into a plea agreement and was convicted in October of 2017 of battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, a Level 6 felony, and theft, a Level 6 felony.

Tatlock was sentenced on each count to two years, with one sentence to be served after the other was completed. On each count, he was given credit for 53 days already served and one year and 259 days were suspended.

He was on probation when the Greene County Probation Department filed a petition to revoke his suspended sentences and a warrant was issued. He was arrested and when he appeared in court for a hearing in this case, his bond was set at $100,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed. He eventually posted $10,000 and was released.

That case and the issue of whether his suspended sentence should be revoked is still listed as pending with a status conference scheduled for May 24.

In another case, a warrant was issued for his arrest as a result of an incident that occurred back on November 19, 2019. He was arrested in late February 2020, then charged with domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 years old, a Level 6 felony, and strangulation, a Level 6 felony. His bond was set at $8,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed and he posted $800 and was released in late May of 2020. He’s scheduled to be back in court for a pre-trial conference on May 24 with a jury trial scheduled in late June.

Tatlock racked up the third case when he was taken into custody on February 20, 2020, on warrants issued in the two earlier cases. During the booking process, a jail officer located a metal cylinder with a screw top in one of Tatlock’s pockets and handed it over to Officer Debbie McDonald of the Linton Police Department, the arresting officer. She opened the cylinder and saw a brownish white powder inside. When she asked Tatlock what it was, he allegedly replied, “It’s just a little bit of heroin.” The cylinder contents did field-test positive for the presence of heroin.

Tatlock was subsequently charged with possession of a narcotic drug, a Level 6 felony. His bond was set at $4,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed and he did post bond and was released.

Now since a new case was recently filed against him, a petition to revoke his bond has been filed and he’s being held without bond in the third case involving the alleged heroin possession.

The newest case stems from a traffic stop conducted by Indiana State Police Trooper Caleb Garvin on State Road 54 just west of Wolf Road on Friday, January 8 of this year. Tatlock was the driver of a white 2007 Mercedes but his driver’s license was found to be suspended.

While Trooper Garvin was talking to Tatlock, he reported seeing an unlabeled medication bottle in Tatlock’s vehicle, with numerous large white tablets. Tatlock was on probation at the time so the trooper executed a search of the vehicle and retrieved the medication bottle. Tatlock said it belonged to his mother. The trooper also located a digital scale in the driver’s door but nothing else. Tatlock suggested the trooper could just throw the scales away but the trooper declined and the scales were placed in evidence along with the medication bottle and pills.

Tatlock was not arrested at that time, but he had to find a valid driver to drive the car and give him a ride.

When Trooper Garvin later looked for information on the white pills, 20 pills were identified as Gabapentin 800 mg and 23 pills were identified as Gabapentin 600 mg. These are not a controlled substance but they do require a prescription to possess.

In mid-March, a new criminal case was filed against Tatlock. For the white pills, he is facing a charge of possession of a legend drug, a Level 6 felony. A date for his initial hearing has not yet been set.