Marijuana plant.
PORTAGE — A motorist who purchased 241 grams of marijuana from a legal dispensary just a few miles away in Michigan made the mistake of attempting to transport the drug into Indiana where it remains illegal, according to police.
The error resulted in a felony possession charge against the driver, identified by Portage police as Durand Ambrose, 49, of Chicago.
A Portage officer reported stopping Ambrose’s vehicle around 12:14 p.m. Sunday for speeding westbound along the local stretch of U.S. 12.
The officer reported seeing plastic bags from the Bloomery Cannabis dispensary on the front passenger-side floorboard of the vehicle and smelling a strong odor of the drug.
Ambrose reportedly told police he was returning from a Michigan marijuana dispensary and was handcuffed. He allegedly admitted to purchasing the marijuana for personal use.
Police said they recovered various packaged forms of marijuana from the vehicle weighing a total of 241 grams.
Ambrose was taken to the Porter County Jail and is charged with a felony count of possessing more than 30 grams of marijuana with a prior drug conviction, records show.
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Age: 35
Inmate ID: P00004038
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Highest Offense Class: Felony
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Age: 22
Inmate ID: P00004041
Offense Description: ROBBERY; BATTERY – SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Arrest date: April 9, 2026
Age: 48
Inmate ID: P00004040
Offense Description: BATTERY – BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Arrest date: April 9, 2026
Age: 19
Inmate ID: P00365199
Offense Description: ROBBERY; BATTERY – SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Arrest date: April 9, 2026
Age: 21
Inmate ID: P00004044
Offense Description: ROBBERY; BATTERY – SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Arrest date: April 9, 2026
Age: 18
Inmate ID: P00004045
Offense Description: ROBBERY; BATTERY – MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Arrest date: April 10, 2026
Age: 51
Inmate ID: P00004048
Offense Description: MURDER – ATTEMPTED; RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Arrest date: April 10, 2026
Age: 60
Inmate ID: P00004053
Offense Description: THEFT – SHOPLIFTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arrest date: April 9, 2026
Age: 44
Inmate ID: P00312308
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE WHILE INTOXICATED – PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arrest date: April 9, 2026
Age: 19
Inmate ID: P00003623
Offense Description: UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A HANDGUN
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arrest date: April 8, 2026
Age: 18
Inmate ID: P00003924
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arrest date: April 8, 2026
Age: 60
Inmate ID: P00102601
Offense Description: HABITUAL TRAFFIC VIOLATOR – LIFETIME
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arrest date: April 8, 2026
Age: 27
Inmate ID: P00351520
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY – SIMPLE ASSAULT
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Arrest date: April 8, 2026
Age: 50
Inmate ID: P00363005
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT – PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arrest date: April 5, 2026
Age: 35
Inmate ID: P00004003
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE WHILE INTOXICATED – WITH PASSENGER LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE; DECEPTION – IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Arrest date: April 6, 2026
Age: 28
Inmate ID: P00004010
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT – DEF. USES A VEHICLE; MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Arrest date: April 6, 2026
Age: 39
Inmate ID: P00004006
Offense Description: THEFT – $750 LESS NOT MORE THEN $50,000; THEFT w/PRIOR
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Arrest date: April 7, 2026
Age: 26
Inmate ID: P00001507
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY – ADULT KNOWING PRESENCE OF CHILD LESS THAN 16 YEARS OLD (SEE OR HEAR); STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Arrest date: April 7, 2026
Age: 27
Inmate ID: P00004013
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY – SIMPLE ASSAULT
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Arrest date: April 7, 2026
Age: 23
Inmate ID: P00004012
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY – SIMPLE ASSAULT
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Arrest date: April 7, 2026
Age: 62
Inmate ID: P00351573
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE WHILE INTOXICATED
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Arrest date: April 5, 2026
Age: 18
Inmate ID: P00003983
Offense Description: Possession of Methamphetamine
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arrest date: April 4, 2026
Age: 62
Inmate ID: P00320673
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE WHILE INTOXICATED
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Arrest date: April 5, 2026
Age: 50
Inmate ID: P00003986
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE WHILE INTOXICATED – ENDANGERMENT
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Arrest date: April 3, 2026
Age: 36
Inmate ID: P00002903
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY – ADULT KNOWING PRESENCE OF CHILD LESS THAN 16 YEARS OLD (SEE OR HEAR)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arrest date: April 5, 2026
Age: 33
Inmate ID: P00003980
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE WHILE INTOXICATED
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Arrest date: April 4, 2026
Age: 28
Inmate ID: P00345645
Offense Description: SPECIALIZED DRIVING PRIVILEGES IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE VIOLATION; OPERATING A VEHICLE WHILE INTOXICATED
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Arrest date: April 5, 2026
Age: 56
Inmate ID: P00003985
Offense Description: THEFT W/PRIOR
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arrest date: April 5, 2026
Age: 39
Inmate ID: P00328979
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arrest date: April 5, 2026
Age: 41
Inmate ID: P00306030
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Arrest date: April 6, 2026
Age: 27
Inmate ID: P00003997
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE WHILE INTOXICATED – WITH PASSENGER LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arrest date: April 6, 2026
Age: 36
Inmate ID: P00329832
Offense Description: INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arrest date: April 6, 2026
Age: 32
Inmate ID: P00003999
Offense Description: BURGLARY; ROBBERY; CRIMINAL CONFINEMENT; THEFT; INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
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