Police: Franklin man sold meth in public park

<p>Police arrested a Franklin man with a lengthy criminal history on a warrant for dealing methamphetamine in a public park.</p><p>Erick Matthew Kilpatrick, 29, is charged with two counts of dealing meth, both Level 4 felonies. He could face up to 24 years in prison if convicted on both counts and ordered to serve consecutive sentences.</p><p>Franklin police gathered evidence that Kilpatrick sold more than 3 grams of meth during two separate deals in October 2019 at two locations in the city.</p><p>Kilpatrick, who pleaded guilty to child molesting in 2010, had one charge of dealing methamphetamine elevated because the drugs were sold in the presence of children at a public park.</p><p>A warrant was issued for his arrest in March of 2020, but Kilpatrick was not arrested until Thursday.</p><p>That is because he was already serving a sentence at the Indiana Department of Correction for failing to register as a sex offender, said Lt. Chris Tennell, deputy police chief.</p><p>Kilpatrick is being held at the Johnson County jail on $11,500 bond.</p>