Staff reports
Bartholomew County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an Indianapolis man on multiple drug-related charges after a traffic stop on Tuesday.
Deputy Ryan Smith conducted a traffic stop at 9:31 p.m. at Lewis Drive and U.S. 31. When speaking with the driver, identified as Charles F. Russell, 24, Indianapolis, Smith smelled the odor of marijuana coming from Russell’s vehicle.
Smith located two baggies containing a white crystal substance, which tested positive for methamphetamine, 30 grams, and two other baggies containing green leafy substances in Russell’s vehicle.
Russell was remanded to the Bartholomew County Jail on preliminary charges of:
Dealing in methamphetamine
Possession of methamphetamine
Possession of paraphernalia
Possession of marijuana
Possession of a synthetic drug
Russell remains in jail in lieu of $323,500 bond, jail officials said.
