Merrillville Man Accused Of Dealing Cocaine After Drug Sales Lead To Search Warrant, Marijuana And Gun Conversion Device Found

Merrillville Man Accused Of Dealing Cocaine After Drug Sales Lead To Search Warrant, Marijuana And Gun Conversion Device Found

Dariel Edwin Dodd Jr., 26, of Merrillville, is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after investigators documented two cocaine sales earlier in January and later executed a search warrant at his apartment where marijuana, digital scales, packaging materials, and a device used to convert a firearm into a fully automatic weapon were located. According to a probable cause affidavit, during the weeks of January 4 and January 11, 2026, inve…