'Visibly sweating' red state candidate busted for cocaine while knocking on doors: report
A candidate for the Indiana State Senate was arrested for cocaine possession while canvassing for himself.
Andrew Dezelan is the former policy director for the Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus, according to reporting by the Indianapolis Star. He was arrested outside of Indianapolis on Sunday after "a man called the police with a complaint of a person soliciting as Dezelan was going door to door," and police found a bag of cocaine in his car, the Indy Star reported.
Police officers found Dezelan parked in his car by a neighborhood clubhouse and asked him "to explain the difference between canvassing and soliciting," the Indy Star wrote. Dezelan said he had permission from a homeowners' association to canvass there. ...
Apr 29, 2026