COLUMBUS, Ind. — A man with multiple warrants was arrested after officers made contact him early Friday morning.
At approximately 4:15 a.m., CPD officers responded to a residence in the 1100 block of Central Avenue in regards to a report of a loud noise, said Lt. Matt Harris, Columbus Police Department spokesman.
When the officers arrived at the residence, they spoke with a man who was identified as Jacob E. Mercer, 31 of Martinsville. A short time later the officers determined that Mercer had
active warrants for his arrest in Bartholomew County, Marion County, and Brown County.
After Mercer was arrested, officers conducted a search of his clothing and located a syringe containing methamphetamine, Harris said.
Mercer was remanded to the Bartholomew County Jail on the following preliminary charges:
–Bartholomew County Warrant
–Brown County Warrant
–Marion County Warrant
–Possession of Methamphetamine
–Possession of a Legend Drug Injection Device
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