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Last updated on Thursday, March 8, 2018
(SHOALS) - The Martin County Prosecutor is stepping away from a case against a former Martin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy.
Indiana State Police arrested 33-year-old Danny Salmon of Shoals this past weekend on drug dealing charges. The alleged crimes took place at the sheriff's department while he was deputy.
Salmon is facing charges of dealing a Schedule II and IV controlled substance.
Late last year, Martin County Sheriff Travis Roush contacted the Indiana State Police Jasper Post and requested a special investigation after he had received information that Salmon was possibly involved in illegal drug activity.
During the investigation, Sergeant Greg Ashby determined that Salmon had dealt hydrocodone and tramadol on multiple occasions during the fall of 2017.
Salmon bonded himself out of the Martin County Jail with $2,500 cash.
Because of a possible conflict of interest, Prosecutor Mike Steiner has requested a special prosecutor be called in to pursue the Salmon cases. The Martin Circuit Judge Lynne Ellis will likely appoint a senior prosecutor in the next week.
A separate case could result in more charges against Salmon.
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