Jay Superior News Today

Judge Brian Bade imposed an 18-month sentence for each conviction, and ruled the two terms would be served concurrently.

The conviction stemmed from the September 2021 overdose death of a 53-year-old Portland man.

Ridenour reportedly told an Indiana State Police investigator he had added the syringe to a collection of potential evidence as "a joke."

The Jay County commissioner was arrested for driving while intoxicated on the afternoon of Dec. 31.

Portland man arrested in heroin investigation PORTLAND, Ind. — A Jay County man has been charged with selling heroin to an informant for the Portland Police Department. Jordan Lemaster, 26, Portland, is charged in Jay Circuit Court with two counts of dealing in a narcotic drug, and single counts of unlawful possession of a syringe, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of meth and possession of marijuana. According to court documents, Lemaster was arrested on April 8 after he sold 1.4 gra...