Gonser v. State

OPINION

SHARPNACK, Judge.

Dustin Gonser brings this interlocutory appeal from the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress. Gonser raises one issue, which we revise and restate as whether the trial court erred by denying Gonser's motion to suppress. We reverse and remand.

The relevant facts follow. On November 8, 2008, the Shipshewana Police Department received a call that a clock had been stolen from a store and received a description of the suspect. Shipshewana Police Officer Tom Fitch was familiar with Gonser and knew that Gonser matched the description of the suspect. Officer Gary…