On 1/22/18 at 1108 hours Wabash County Sheriff's Deputy Keagan Bogard located a vehicle parked in the roadway on E 900 Rd. and Friendsville Ave. with the door open and the driver standing outside the vehicle. Deputy Bogard activated his emergency lights to check on the motorist.
The driver, Joseph A. Stevens 36, of Mt. Carmel was found to have a suspended driver's license and expired registration. Stevens was taken into custody on the driving suspended infraction without incident. Upon a search of the vehicle, a plastic container was found floating inside a cup that was in the vehicle. Stevens was subsequently charged with possession of methamphetamine under 5 grams.
Stevens was transported to the Wabash County Jail. Bond was set at $2000 cash which he posted on 01/24/18.
