Columbus police arrested three people on drug-related charges after they were stopped for having a false license plate on their vehicle.
Officers saw the vehicle and stopped it at 7:50 p.m. Tuesday near Seventh Street and Pleasant Grove, said Lt. Matt Harris, Columbus Police Department spokesman. A police canine later alerted to the odor of narcotics in the vehicle.
Officers confirmed a warrant for a passenger, Zachariah B. Gruber, 35, Greenwood. When searching Gruber, officers found a syringe, heroin and drug paraphernalia, Harris said.
Gruber was arrested on preliminary charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of a legend drug-injection device, possession of heroin and a Bartholomew County warrant. He was being held in lieu of $177,500 bond in the Bartholomew County Jail, jail officials said.
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An arrest warrant was also confirmed for another passenger, Michael R. Hankins, 27, of 2126 N. Cherry St., Columbus, Harris said. When searching Hankins, officers found a digital scale with methamphetamine residue, Harris said. In addition to the Bartholomew County warrant, Hankins was arrested on a preliminary charge of possession of methamphetamine. He was being held in jail in lieu of $57,729 bond, jail officials said.
Another passenger, Breanna D. Meier, 25, of 5151 N. County Road 200W, Columbus, was arrested after officers found marijuana in her purse, Harris said. When she arrived at the Bartholomew County Jail, corrections staff located heroin and pills that she had attempted to conceal in her clothing, Harris said.
She was arrested on preliminary charges of possession of marijuana, possession of heroin, possession of a legend drug and trafficking with an inmate, Harris said. She was being held in jail in lieu of $83,500 bond, jail officials said.
