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Democratic Senate Candidate Detained for Cocaine-Fueled Campaigning

4/29/2026

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Democratic Senate hopeful Andrew Dezelan was detained in Fishers, Indiana after police said he was campaigning while under the influence of cocaine.
Police observed rapid speech, erratic movements, sweating and constricted pupils as signs of impairment.
Dezelan became agitated, tried to exit his vehicle and resisted officers before being handcuffed.
He was booked into Hamilton County Jail and remains one of four candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for Senate District 31.

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Democratic Senate hopeful Andrew Dezelan was detained in Fishers, Indiana after police said he was campaigning while under the influence of cocaine.
Police observed rapid speech, erratic movements, sweating and constricted pupils as signs of impairment.
Dezelan became agitated, tried to exit his vehicle and resisted officers before being handcuffed.
He was booked into Hamilton County Jail and remains one of four candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for Senate District 31.