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Undeclared candidate appears in court charged with selling meth near school

Don Swartz
Don Swartz
An undeclared candidate for Congress appeared in court Wednesday after he was accused of distributing controlled substances near schools.

Donnie Swartz, 43, is charged in Dekalb County with three Class-A felony counts. During his initial court appearance Wednesday a judge scheduled the case for a preliminary hearing setting August 11.

A judge earlier set bail at $75,000. Mr Swartz remains behind bars at the Daviess/Dekalb County Regional Jail.

According to court documents, Mr Swartz allegedly sold methamphetamine to an undercover informant on at least three occasions. During one of the buys, the informant said Swartz gave him a “Swartz4Congress” campaign pen, pamphlet and bumper sticker.

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