Bartholomew County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a driver on drug-related charges after a traffic stop on U.S. 31.
Deputy Dustin Newland saw a vehicle traveling southbound on U.S. 31 commit a traffic violation at 3:58 a.m. Sunday, deputies said. Newland stopped the vehicle at U.S. 31 and Bear Lane and confirmed that Chasity Williams, 33, Edinburgh, had a suspended driver’s license, deputies said.
Sgt. Kris Weisner arrived to assist and K9 Bolt alerted to an odor of narcotics inside the vehicle, deputies said. Investigators found methamphetamine and drug-related paraphernalia inside the vehicle along with a loaded handgun, deputies said.
Williams was arrested on preliminary charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and carrying a handgun without a license.
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