La Porte Man Charged with Drug Possession

John Sims, Jr.

A La Porte man was arrested in Marshall County late Tuesday night after police allegedly found him in possession of narcotics.

An officer with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on U.S. 31 near the intersection of 16th Road. The officer reportedly found that the driver, John Sims, Jr. was impaired and in possession of numerous illegal drugs.

Sims, Jr., 45, was booked into the Marshall County Jail on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior charge, operating a vehicle while intoxicated controlled substance and possession of methamphetamine, a controlled substance, marijuana and paraphernalia.