ISP: After Drug Bust, Suspect Threatened Tipsters

The couple called police after finding multiple syringes along their road in West Harrison.

Nathaniel "Nate" Hollin. Photo by Dearborn County Sheriff's Department.

(Dearborn County, Ind.) - “You’ll be lucky if I don’t burn down u House and beat ur ******* brains in,” the text message allegedly read in part

The accused author of that text message, Nathaniel “Nate” Hollin, 23, of Harrison, is charged with Intimidation (level 6 felony) and Possession of a Syringe (level 6 felony) in Dearborn County.

A couple on Wesling Road in West Harrison contacted police after finding numerous syringes on their road on January 28. They advised Indiana State Police of a high volume of traffic at a “target residence.”

After police arrested two other people on Wesling Road on January 28th, Hollin allegedly began texting the couple with threats.

“I swear if u and your girlfriend had anything to with why the ***** cops where there raiding that house I swear to god im gonna **** you all the way up,” one text message stated.

“U have no clue the **** u just caused yourself,” stated another.

Hollin was arrested on February 9. As he was being booked into jail at the Dearborn County Law Enforcement Center, jail staff allegedly located a syringe in his pants pocket. He allegedly stated that he used the syringe to introduce methamphetamine into his body.

A judge has ordered Hollin to have no contact, directly or indirectly, with the victims. He has been ordered held on a $5,000 cash bond.

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