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.
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.
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, deputy police chief.
Kilpatrick is being held at the Johnson County jail on $11,500 bond.
