COLUMBUS, Ind. — Bartholomew County Sheriff deputies arrested an Indianapolis man Thursday night after a police K9 alerted on the vehicle after a traffic stop.
Deputies arrested Sonny L. Jones, 40, Indianapolis, on preliminary charges of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license, according to department records.
Jones was driving on U.S. 31 near County Road 550N just before midnight Thursday when he was stopped for speeding, deputies said. The sheriff’s department K-9 alerted on the vehicle and during a search, deputies found a loaded handgun inside the engine compartment of Jones’ vehicle, deputies said.
Jones was being held in the Bartholomew County Jail in lieu of $42,500 bond, jail officials said.
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