(9-6-24) Two arrests were made by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department early this morning.

Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey reports the arrest of two individuals early this morning on drug related charges.  On Friday, September 6th at 2:24 AM, Mercer County Deputies stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation in the area of Clover Four Rd and Harrison Rd, in Franklin Township.

A Mercer County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit assisted with the stop.  The K9 conducted a free air sniff around the vehicle and alerted to the presence of narcotics.  A search of the vehicle and its occupants, found suspected methamphetamines. 

Daniel Hierholzer (35) of Celina was charged with possession of drugs, a 5th degree felony, he was also charged with a misdemeanor charge of contempt of a court.

He is being held in the Mercer County Adult Detention Center with no bond and has a scheduled Mercer County Common Pleas hearing at 10:30 this morning.

Elizabeth Luebke (32) was charged with a 5th degree felony charge of possession of drugs and has a hearing set today in Common Pleas Court at 1pm.

She is also being held in the Adult Detention Center with no bail.