Spencerville, IN (DeKalb Co.)-A 65-year-old man from the rural DeKalb County town of Spencerville was arrested early this morning on a federal arrest warrant by members of the Indiana State Police's Anti-Crime Enforcment (A.C.E) Team, who allegedly found the same man to be in possession of a large amount of marijuana.

According to Trooper Brian Kreger, this morning at approximately 12:00 a.m., he, along with Troopers Shane Neuenschwander (K-9 partner Smokey), Mike Carrol (K-9 partner Deezle), and Caleb Anderson went to the residence of Curtis D. Wittwer, located at 6717 CR 68 to serve a federal arrest warrant for dealing marijuana.

Upon locating Wittwer at the residence, items of paraphernalia were lying about in plain view and an odor of burnt marijuana was present. The A.C.E. team obtained permission to conduct a search of Wittwer's residence and in doing so, located an amount of marijuana said to be in excess of 60 grams.

Wittwer was taken into custody without incident and was taken to and incarcerated in the Allen County Jail on the federal warrant. The evidence located was collected and submitted to the Fort Wayne Regional Laboratory for analysis and the case will be forwarded to the DeKalb County Prosecutor's Office for review.

All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law

Incident Location:
6717 County Road 68
Spencerville, IN 46788