Police arrested a Franklin man with a lengthy criminal history on a warrant for dealing methamphetamine in a public park.
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.
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, according to a probable cause affidavit.
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, court documents said.
A warrant was issued for his arrest in March of 2020, but Kilpatrick was not arrested until Thursday.
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, of Franklin police.
Kilpatrick is being held at the Johnson County jail on $11,500 bond.
