Driver arrested on multiple charges after traffic stop

Bartholomew County Sheriff deputies arrested a local man after a traffic stop on North U.S. 31 near the Lowell addition.

Deputy Matt Bush made the traffic stop at 7:46 p.m. Thursday, and determined that the driver, Jeremy Morgan, 32, 2216 Hawcreek Ave., Columbus, had a pending warrant for his arrest.

  • Morgan was taken to the Bartholomew County Jail on preliminary charges of:
    Possession of Heroin
    Possession of Marijuana
    Possession of Paraphernalia
    Legend Drug Injection Devices
    Body Attachment
    Driving While Suspended with a prior conviction

Morgan was being held in the Bartholomew County Jail in lieu of $128,000 bond.
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