Theopulus Gordon could have prevented the death of Eric Robinson last September, but he didn’t.The son of Indiana Senate President Pro-Tem David Long is in the Allen County Jail, accused of violating his probation for drug possession charges.
Adam H. Long, 24, of the 2100 block of Engle Road, was arrested in July 2010 after an Indiana State Police trooper stopped him on U.S. 27 near Hoagland for speeding.
A search of the car found marijuana, seven Xanax pills, rolling papers, a grinder and two other pills on the floorboard, according to court documents.
Long was arrested on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia, according to court documents.
In August 2010, he pleaded guilty to the charges and entered the drug court program, administered by Allen Superior Court Judge Fran Gull.
But he repeatedly violated the rules of the program and spent a few nights in jail. Gull kicked him out of the program in July, according to court records.
In August, Gull sentenced him to 18 months in the Department of Correction, but ordered that sentence suspended and served on probation.
As part of his probation, Adam Long was to undergo drug treatment and frequent random drug screens. His sentence was modified in November to include six months on home detention, according to court records.
According to court records Adam Long repeatedly violated the terms of his home detention during the first two months.
On Jan. 5, he tested positive for Oxymorphone, a prescription narcotic, according to court documents. Home detention officers then found “K-2,” a synthetic marijuana, and paraphernalia on Jan. 8. Long admitted taking it. On Jan. 10, he admitted to using Oxymorphone without a prescription, according to court documents.
On Tuesday, probation officers filed a petition to have his probation revoked. Long appeared in court Wednesday and admitted violating the rules.
Gull ordered him held in jail until a February hearing while the court looks at alternative sentencing options, such as the Allen County Work Release, according to court documents. If such an alternative is not available, Long could serve the remainder of his sentence in a state prison.
Sen. Long issued a statement Wednesday afternoon on behalf of his family.
“As you can imagine, this is a very difficult time for our family. We are heartbroken about our son’s situation. We love him very much and continue to do everything in our power to help him overcome his problem,” the statement said. “We ask for people’s prayers and their understanding as our family deals with these challenges.”
Niki Kelly of The Journal Gazette contributed to this story.
