An Evansville man is behind bars without bond after Indiana State Troopers used their keen instincts to determine something was up. The release states a trooper pulled over 32 year old Trevel Carpenter of Evansville near the intersection of Henning and Ravenswood after seeing Carpenter throwing a cigarette butt out the window of a vehicle with 5 individuals inside.
Due to what they called suspicious activity, the trooper requested an Evansville Police K-9. That dog subsequently alerted law enforcement to the presence of narcotics. In addition to marijuana, troopers also found a .45 caliber handgun that they say belonged to Carpenter. Because he also had an active felony warrant out of Vanderburgh County, and due to him already being a convicted felon and therefore not allowed to be in possession of a firearm, he was arrested and taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail. Official charges Carpenter faces include Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon, a Level 4 Felony…Possession of a Firearm with Prior Conviction, a Level 4 Felony…Providing False Information to a Law Enforcement Officer, a misdemeanor, and Possession of Marijuana…another misdemeanor.
