Traffic Stop leads to arrest for marijuana and stolen guns

STEUBEN CO. – On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, an Indiana State Police Trooper and a Probationary Trooper from the Fort Wayne Post stopped a car for speeding on I-69 near Fremont, IN. The Troopers stopped a silver Dodge Challenger just before 8:00 p.m. and, during their interaction, smelled the odor of marijuana. A probable cause search of the vehicle recovered several packages of suspected marijuana, a handgun, and a rifle. Both guns had been reported stolen.

The driver and two passengers were arrested. Damarcus Rogers, 41, of Fort Wayne, is facing charges of theft of a firearm, a Level 5 felony, operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangerment, a Class A misdemeanor, and possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor.

Kamari Rogers, 37, of Fort Wayne, and Daymond Rogers, 44, of Fort Way