The Elkhart County Interdiction and Covert Enforcement Unit (ICE) is comprised of officers from the Elkhart County Sheriff's Department and the Goshen Police Department  Â“Under Indiana law, all persons arrested for a criminal offense are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law”  *** MEDIA ADVISORY ***                                         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANA STATE POLICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM AND ELKHART COUNTY I.C.E. UNIT SERVE “NO KNOCK” SEARCH WARRANT MEDIA CONTACT:  Bill Wargo, 296-1888 The Elkhart County I.C.E. Unit successfully brought an investigation to a conclusion with the arrest of Samuel Lamont Lewis, AKA: Flip, age 41, 1219 E. Hively Ave., Elkhart.Undercover officers assigned to I.C.E. have developed information over the past five months that alleged that Lewis was involved in the distribution of crack cocaine in the City of Elkhart. Undercover officers allege that they have purchased purported crack cocaine from Lewis on four (4) separate occasions. On Wednesday, May 14 a search warrant was obtained through the Elkhart County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. A request for a “no knock” warrant was presented to the judge and granted. This request was based on information that Lewis is currently on parole for federal firearms violations and intelligence that he might pose a substantial risk to law enforcement. Due to the nature of the investigation a request was made for assistance from the Indiana State Police Emergency Response Team (ERT). The Indiana State Police responded with a team of 17 officers who executed the search warrant at the Hively Ave location at approximately 6:30pm on Thursday May 15. The ERT took Lewis into custody without incident and officers from the Elkhart County I.C.E. unit found approximately 22.2 grams of suspected crack cocaine, with an estimated street value of approximately $2,200. The officers also confiscated $1940 in cash. Other evidence of alleged drug sales was also found in the residence. Lewis was preliminarily booked into the Elkhart County Jail on five (5) Class A Felony charges. Four for Delivery of Cocaine in excess of 3 grams and one Possession with Intent to Deliver in excess of 3 grams of Cocaine. Lewis faces up to 50 years on each of these counts for a total of 250 years. At a Probable Cause Hearing on Saturday, May 17 a $250,000 bond was set for Lewis. “The Indiana State Police ERT is a welcome addition to the Elkhart County I.C.E. unit arsenal. High risk organized criminal suspects will get to know them well”, said Elkhart County Prosecuting Attorney Curtis T. Hill Jr.   ***