Ronald L. Eckelbarger v. State of Indiana

Ronald Eckelbarger had been dating Rebecca Markley more than two years when Markley tested positive for methamphetamine, in violation of her probation. In order to avoid incarceration, Markley became a police informant. In that capacity, Markley provided Eckelbarger pseu-doephedrine pills on both June 6 and June 13, 2014, and received methamphetamine in return several hours later. On June 14, 2014, officers executed a search warrant at Eckelbarger’s home and recovered precursors for the manufacture of methamphetamine as well as evidence of previous manufacturing activity. Eckelbarger was…