(photo of Mark Baughn and Robert Emmons )
Early Sunday morning, November 24, Indiana State Police, Vincennes Police and Knox County Sheriff’s Department received information that Mark Baughn Jr, 40, of Bicknell, was staying in a hotel room in Vincennes. Baughn was wanted out of Knox County and Illinois for three outstanding warrants for failure to appear. At approximately 1:30 a.m. officers arrived at the Red Roof Inn and located Baughn and Robert Emmons, 59, of Vincennes. Baughn was arrested without incident. While officers were inside the hotel room they observed several illegal items in plain view. After a search warrant was obtained for the hotel room officers discovered items from a meth lab, over 90 grams of methamphetamine, a hypodermic syringe and a small amount of marijuana. Baughn and Emmons were arrested and taken to the Knox County Jail where they are being held on bond.
Arrested and Charges:
- Mark Baughn, 40, 503 W. 3rd Street, Bicknell, IN
- Possession of a Hypodermic Syringe, Class 6 Felony
- Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Class 6 Felony
- Manufacturing Methamphetamine, Class 2 Felony
- Possession of Methamphetamine, Class 3 Felony
- Possession of Marijuana with a Prior Conviction, Class A Misdemeanor
- Robert W. Emmons, 59, Vincennes, IN
- Possession of a Hypodermic Syringe, Class 6 Felony
- Visiting a Common Nuisance, Class B Misdemeanor
- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor
- Possession of Methamphetamine, Class 3 Felony
