VERMILLION COUNTY, Ind – Around 7:00 p.m. Monday evening (3/30/20) Trooper Brad Fyfe was patrolling in the area of State Road 63 and Trinity Avenue, when he stopped a 2020 Toyota for traveling 119 miles per hour.
During the stop the Trooper instantly observed that the driver was very agitated and appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance.
The driver refused to exit the vehicle and became a passive resister, ignoring Trooper Fyfe’s orders.
Once the driver was out of the vehicle he resisted being placed into handcuffs and there was a brief struggle.
A passerby on State Road 63 observed the active scene and immediately stopped to assist Trooper Fyfe. The passerby remained at the scene until other officers arrived.
The driver was then identified as 41-year-old Nathaniel T. Varner, of Saint Augustine, Florida.
A search of the vehicle was conducted, and officers found methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana.
Two children, both under the age of 18, were in the vehicle with Varner. The Vermillion County Department of Child Services was contacted, and the two children were released to their grandparents.
Varner refused to submit to a certified chemical test and was taken to the Vermillion County Jail on charges of:
- Operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a passenger less than 18 years of age, Class 6 Felony (2 counts)
- Neglect of dependent, Class 6 Felony (2 counts)
- Possession of methamphetamine, Class 6 Felony
- Possession of heroin, Class 6 Felony
- Possession of cocaine, Class 6 Felony
- Possession of marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor
- Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, Class A Misdemeanor
- Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, Class C Misdemeanor
- Resisting law enforcement, Class A Misdemeanor
- Disorderly conduct, Class B Misdemeanor
- Reckless driving, Class A Misdemeanor
