Fake federal IDs seized during Easter domestic scene
Garetto Easter Sunday probably turned out somewhat differently for a rural Carroll County couple than they intended. It was also a different holiday for the county sheriff's department, the Indiana State Police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Secret Service.
After placing a 911 call about a domestic dispute at 9:11 a.m. Sunday, Jennifer J. Garetto, 28, 6029E. 200N., Monticello, did not terminate the telephone call. Dispatchers and police officers overheard continued conversations allegedly taking place between Garetto and David Stivers, 29, 11160 Sugar Bluff Rd. Monticello, near The Landings in northern Carroll County. The existence of a methamphetamine lab which might have been present at the Stiger residence seemed to be the topic allegedly being discussed during the conversation heard by officers.
According to a press release, Sgt. Dennis Randle acted on the information and applied for a search warrant through county prosecutor Tricia Thompson. The warrant was signed by Carroll County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Smith.
Carroll County deputies, with the assistance of the ISP, served the warrant at the Sugar Bluff Rd. location at approximately 12 noon. During the search, officers did not locate an active methamphetamine lab, but did find remnants and precursors for the manufacture of methamphetamine.
Stivers Investigators also found and confiscated an AK-47 assault rifle, which contained a loaded ammunition magazine. Police uncovered several false identification cards which were made to give the appearance of being actual federal law enforcement badges and/or identifications. Carroll County and ISP officers met with ATF and Secret Service agents about the identifica- tions.
Garetto was taken into custody and jailed on a preliminary charge of Visiting a Common Nuisance, a Class B misdemeanor. She bonded out of jail Tuesday.
Stivers was incarcerated for Maintaining a Common Nuisance, a Class D felony. A 15-day hold for White County Probation Department was placed on Stivers for alleged probation violations. The investigation by the sheriff's department, ISP, ATF and the Secret Service continues.
"No community is immune to this activity," Maj. Tobe Leazenby said Tuesday. "Even on Easter Sunday, county services were on the job and continue to strive to make our residents safe. Everyone should realize this isn't one of those things that happens someplace else and not here. It does happen here."
Investigating officers were Randle, county deputy Jason Dunning, ISP Master Trooper Bill Brooks, ISP K-9 Trooper Jon Eads and "Nico" and ATF Special Agent Katherine Newby.












