Democrat Arrested For Campaigning While High On Cocaine, Report Alleges
Ireland Owens
Reporter
April 28, 2026
A Democratic candidate for Indiana State Senate has reportedly been arrested for allegedly canvassing a neighborhood while high on cocaine.
State Senate candidate Andrew Dezelan was arrested Sunday for cocaine possession and resisting law enforcement after knocking on doors in a Fishers neighborhood, according to WFYI. Per a probable cause affidavit filed in Hamilton County court, a police officer approached Dezelan around 8 p.m. local time on Sunday while responding to a resident’s report of someone soliciting in the neighborhood. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Coast Guard Seizes More Than $33,000,000 Worth Of Cocaine In Single Drug Bust)
The police officer approached Dezelan’s car and questioned him about the difference between canvassing and soliciting, WFYI reported. Dezelan, 38, told the officer that a member of the Home Owner’s Association had granted him permission to canvass in the neighborhood, according to the outlet.
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