Kirsch, J.
. . . We note that the particular issue presented to us, whether a police officer’s refusal to allow a defendant to enter his or her residence without a police officer until a search warrant has been obtained is a reasonable seizure that does not violate the Fourth Amendment, has not been determined in Indiana and, therefore, is a matter of first impression. However, the United States Supreme Court in Illinois v. McArthur, 531 U.S. 326 (2001) held that, under the circumstances of that case, such a refusal did not violate the Fourth Amendment and was a reasonable seizure.
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In sum, the police officers had compelling evidence that Sugg and her residence were involved in the manufacture of methamphetamine. They approached Sugg outside her residence and asked her questions about her recent pseudoephedrine purchase. The officers developed probable cause from Sugg’s untruthful and contradictory answers and the observation of two precursors in plain view on the back porch. At that time, the officers decided to obtain a search warrant and needed to secure the scene while they waited for the warrant. The fact that Detective Smith would not allow Sugg to enter the residence without an escort before the warrant could be obtained was not unreasonable. This conduct was a minimal intrusion upon Sugg’s ordinary activities in light of the risk of destruction of evidence or obtaining a weapon. Law enforcement officials had substantial need to protect themselves during their investigation and to prevent the destruction of evidence while they secured a search warrant. In short, the police officers’ conduct was reasonable throughout the investigation, and we conclude that the trial court properly admitted the evidence at trial.
VAIDIK, J., and PYLE, J., concur.