On 1/03/19 Mt. Carmel Police arrested Donald S. Howard, age 49, of Henderson, KY, for Possession of a Controlled Substance following a traffic stop at 3rd & Poplar Street. During the stop Officer Hopper and his K-9 Ace arrived on scene to conduct a free air narcotics sniff to the exterior of Howard’s Toyota. Ace alerted to the presence of narcotics so a search of the vehicle was conducted. Officers found open alcohol and the controlled substance Tramadol inside the vehicle. Howard was placed under arrest at this time. Howard was transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was charged and held pending a bond setting by a judge. Mt. Carmel Police were assisted by the Wabash County Sheriff’s Office.
