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Former Vigo County commissioner faces new charges

Posted June 02, 2018 7:00 am

The Associated Press

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - A former Vigo County commissioner was charged with drug possession and domestic violence.

The Terre Haute Tribune-Star reports David W. Decker made an appearance in Vigo Superior Court on Friday. He is charged with possession of methamphetamine, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of paraphernalia, invasion of privacy and domestic battery.

Defense attorney Joseph Etling waived formal reading of the charges and requested a not guilty plea for Decker. The 62-year-old was arrested Monday and was booked into the Vigo County Jail on $10,000 cash bond.

Decker previously served a five month sentence in federal prison in 2009 after pleading guilty to distribution of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine.

Decker became a county commissioner in 2007 and resigned board president after his 2009 arrest.

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Information from: Tribune-Star, http://www.tribstar.com

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