Ronald Osborn Convicted of Dealing in Methamphetamine and OWI

January 17, 2025

Following a three-day trial, a Madison County Circuit Court VI jury found Ronald Osborn guilty of Dealing in Methamphetamine, a Level 2 felony, and Operating While Intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor.  Judge Mark Dudley will preside over Osborn's sentencing on a date yet to be determined where Osborn will face a sentence of 10-30 years.


The State's case was presented by Deputy Prosecutors Steve Hunt and Jack Slay.  The case was investigated by Deputy Jordan Allen of the Madison County Sheriff's Department.


On May 18, 2024, Deputy Allen of the Madison County Sheriff's Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling southbound on Martin Luther King Avenue north of 38th Street in Anderson after the vehicle was observed drifting between lanes and failing to signal a lane change.  The vehicle was occupied by two male subjects, later identified to be Ronald Osborn and his son Devin Osborn.  Ronald showed signs of intoxication and failed Standard Field Sobriety Tests.  During an inventory of the vehicle for it to be towed, law enforcement located a bag containing a large amount of a white crystal-like substance which appeared to be Methamphetamine along with a scale.  Subsequent testing by the Indiana State Police Laboratory confirmed the bag contained 101.91 grams of Methamphetamine. 

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