School Bus Drug Deal Puts Students In Jail

Chandus Jeffrey Graham

Ripley County Jail

 

Christifer Wickizer

Ripley County Jail

 

Christopher Michael Krause

Ripley County Jail

 

 

(Versailles, Ind.) – Three South Ripley High School students are in hot water after a drug deal occurred on a school bus.

 

The Versailles Republican reports student Chandus Jeffrey Graham, 18, is charged with Dealing in a Controlled Substance on a School Bus, which is a Class A felony.

 

Graham allegedly sold six morphine pills on the bus as students rode from South Ripley High School to the Southeast Career Center on January 20, South Ripley Town Marshal Joe Mann stated in a sworn court affidavit. The drug deal was caught on the bus’ surveillance video camera.

 

Graham was arrested on January 26 and has since bonded out of jail. He no longer attends school at South Ripley, the newspaper reported.

 

Two other students who bought the drugs – 18-year-olds Christifer Wickizer and Christopher Michael Krause – are both charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, Class C felony. They were arrested on Tuesday.

 

South Ripley Community Schools resource officer Dan Goris said the school is taking a zero-tolerance policy on drugs in school.

More from Local News

Events

I-74 Wrong-Way Driver Sentenced

The case stemmed from an August 17, 2025, incident on Interstate 74 in Dearborn County.

Ripley County Film Fest Returns June 3-6

This year’s festival will feature 13 original short films.

Lawrenceburg Tastes of Summer Set for June 20

Food trucks, carnival rides, live music and more!

Local Sports Report - May 26, 2026

Girls Track and Field Regionals and Softball Sectional results.

South Dearborn Athletics Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2026

The induction ceremony is set for June 12.

Local Sports Report - May 25, 2026

The IHSAA Softball State Tournament got underway.

On Air

Your Hometown Radio Station playing
Miranda Lambert - Miranda Lambert - Gunpowder and Lead - Eagle Only

Kane Brown Lose It 20:49
Rodney Atkins If You're Going Thru Hell 20:44
Scotty McCreery Damn Strait 20:40
Ronnie Milsap I Wouldn't Have Missed It for 20:35