Two men who were facing criminal charges in Johnson County courts have pled guilty and been sentenced for drug dealing and resisting law enforcement, respectively.
The Daily Journal has previously reported about these cases, and is sharing this update to give resolution to our earlier reporting on crime in the community.
Greenwood man gets probation for drug dealing
A Greenwood man will spend four years on probation on a drug dealing charge.
Adam C. Davis, 31, pled guilty to dealing hash oil, a Level 5 felony, before Johnson County
Circuit Court Judge Andy Roesener on Oct. 3. He was originally charged with dealing a schedule I, II or III controlled substance, a Level 2 felony, and dealing marijuana as a controlled substance, a Level 6 felony, as well as possession of a schedule II, III or IV controlled substance, a misdemeanor.
The dealing marijuana charge was upgraded earlier this month to the dealing hash oil charge. As part of the plea agreement, the other two charges were dismissed, according to online court records.
He was sentenced Oct. 3 to four years on probation, with a 19-day jail credit, online court records show.
The investigation into Davis began after Drug Enforcement Administration officials notified Greenwood police in February 2021 that Kansas Highway Patrol had pulled over Davis, and had found a vacuum-sealed package containing four Zip-Loc bags of psilocybin mushrooms in the vehicle — equal to 147 grams — according to a probable cause affidavit.
Davis told Kansas police he was unemployed and worked odd-end jobs. He also told police he lived in Greenwood — which Greenwood police were later able to confirm, according to court documents.
Police say Davis had rented six vehicles between August 2020 and March 2021, traveling from Indianapolis to Denver one way, with the exception of one time when he rented a car in Missouri, court documents said.
Greenwood police suspected Davis was a part of the drug trade, and when they were told how many grams of mushrooms he was found with, they suspected he was dealing drugs. One officer said it was the largest amount of mushrooms he had ever heard of being discovered during a traffic stop, court documents said.
Police later executed a search warrant at Davis’ Greenwood home and seized numerous items, including a cell phone, computer, marijuana grinder and electric food saver machine. They also seized digital scales, marijuana glass pipes, 124 THC vape cartridges, 12 suspected ecstasy pills, about 238 grams of mushrooms, 259 grams of marijuana wax, four pounds of marijuana edibles and a pound of leafy marijuana. Police also found a motorcycle that was reported stolen in 2017, according to court documents.
The amount of narcotics found in the home indicated it was not for personal use, police said.
Indy man to serve 1.5 years for fleeing police
An Indianapolis man who fled in a stolen van during an attempted traffic stop in March 2021 was sentenced to more than a year in jail.
Duane Lee Applegate, 26, pled guilty to resisting law enforcement, a Level 6 felony, and
operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, in Johnson County Circuit Court on Sept. 26. As part of the plea agreement, a felony charge of auto theft, along with a misdemeanor charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, were dismissed, according to online court records.
He was sentenced to 1.5 years in jail, all executed. The sentence will be consecutive to a 110-day jail sentence given in an Owen County case, online court records show.
Police said Applegate tailgated a sheriff’s deputy in a marked vehicle on March 19 in the Wakefield Court subdivision. The deputy pulled off to the side and stopped. Applegate pulled up next to him and slammed on his brakes. Applegate then sped off, turning around in a cul-de-sac and proceeding out of the neighborhood, onto Bluff Road and eventually south on State Road 37, according to a Johnson County Sheriff’s Office report.
The deputy called for backup and officers chased Applegate for about 12 minutes. He ignored stop lights and signs, weaved in and out of heavy traffic and drove through a construction zone at about 107 mph, crashing into barrels, the report said.
He turned west on State Road 144 and slowed his speed to 6-8 mph, according to the report. He pulled into a gas station at Huggin Hollow Road and stopped the van. Officers observed him drinking out of a silver can and listening to his music, ignoring all commands to turn off the van, show his hands and exit the vehicle, they said.
It was at that point the van rolled back and struck a deputy’s patrol car, the report said.
Once officers had the driver in custody, he remained uncooperative and verbally combative. Officers placed him in handcuffs and leg restraints, the report said.
Applegate blew a .093 blood alcohol concentration on a portable breath test, above the legal limit of .08, the report said.
