On 11.03.20 the Wabash County Sheriff's Office made a traffic stop at Walnut and Chestnut streets in Mt. Carmel for a traffic infraction. During the stop the driver, 66 year old Lawrence Leroy Bush of Evansville, IN was found to have outstanding warrants in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Bush was taken into custody and subsequent to his arrest a vehicle search was performed. Bush was found to be in possession of two firearms, ammunition, methamphetamine, and drug Paraphernalia. Bush was transported to the Wabash County Sheriff's Office and charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm x2, Use of Property, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Bush is currently lodged in the Wabash County Jail with a cash bond of $2,000 as well as being held for the State of Indiana. Additional charges are expected to be filed in this case.
