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Three arrested on drug charges in Vermillion County

VERMILLION COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) – Three people are behind bars in Vermillion County on drug charges.

It happened Tuesday morning, just after 4:00 a.m. at the Spring Creek Rest Park on I-74.

According to police, they were doing a random check at the rest park after receiving reports of panhandling and drug use.

Police found a car with Illinois plates parked in the far east corner of the rest area.

When police approached the vehicle they found 32-year-old Mark Peaslee, 35-year-old Millie Jeffrey, and 30-year-old Ashley Peaslee, all from Danville, Illinois.

Ashley Peaslee was hesitant to give her name at first, telling police her name was Ashley Morgan.

Ashley had a warrant out of Macon County, Illinois for a failure to appear.

Police arrested her right away.

After a K-9 officer was brought to search the car, police found what they believe to be a small amount of heroin, hypodermic syringes, and drug paraphernalia.

All three were arrested and are facing various drug-related charges.