Man arrested for cocaine possession

LAPAZ — On May 15 at 7:30 p.m.,​ Marshall County Central Dispatch received a call in reference to a suspicious man located at the Lapaz ​Quick Mart.


Marshall County Deputies responded to the area and made contact with James R. Voreis, 38, of Fort Wayne. During the investigation, K9 officer Bear conducted a free air sniff of the suspect’s vehicle. K9 Bear alerted to the presence of narcotic odor in the vehicle and a probable cause search of the vehicle was conducted.
Deputies located suspected cocaine and methamphetamine ​along with ​drug paraphernalia. Voreis was subsequently arrested for Possession of Cocaine and Possession of Methamphetamine.

Suspects are considered innocent unless or until proven guilty in a court of law.