Bounty hunter assists in meth arrests

NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A bounty hunter in Noble Co. helped police catch two wanted suspects Thursday morning.

Police say they received a call from Joseph Burdsall, saying he had Kayla Sturtevant and Jason Wallen in a Wolcottville apartment.  But before police arrived, a car picked up the suspects and started heading southbound on S.R. 9.

Burdsall followed the car, and eventually caught Sturtevant.  Police used a K9 unit to track Wallen, but eventually lost him.

Officers found a methamphetamine lab in a back pack the suspects put in the car when they were picked up.

Sturtevant and Wallen will be facing drug charges in Noble. Co.