(La Porte, IN) - A suspected methamphetamine dealer has been swept from the streets of La Porte, as Michael Rawlins, 49, has been charged in La Porte Circuit Court with Level 4 felony Dealing in Methamphetamine on accusations of selling 1.8 grams of methamphetamine in December from his apartment in the 200 block of Norton Street for $40.

He was taken into custody upon being served with the warrant for his arrest on May 29th, according to court records.

Rawlins could face an up to 12-year sentence.   

He is still being held in the La Porte County Jail on $20,000 bond.