Four people were arrested on drug charges Tuesday afternoon in La Paz.
According to police, Indiana State Police Troopers from the Bremen Post were called to check on a suspicious blue Dodge pickup at the Speedway station on U.S. 6 just east of old U.S. 31. Police say four people were inside the vehicle. The Plymouth K9 unit was dispatched to the scene and reportedly indicated the presence of drugs. Methamphetamine, needles and other drug paraphernalia were allegedly found during a probable cause search of the vehicle.
Christina Bartela, 26, of Nappanee, Kayla Daugherty, 26, of Plymouth, and James McMichael, 27, of Plymouth, were arrested and booked into the Marshall County Jail on preliminary charges of possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a syringe, and visiting a common nuisance.
Steven Moran, 34, of Bremen, was booked in the Marshall County Jail on preliminary charges of possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a syringe and maintaining a common nuisance.
