Man On Bike Busted With 2 Baggies Of Meth

On 6/05/23 at approximately 2 a.m., Mt. Carmel Police arrested Bryan M. Potter, age 32, of Mt. Carmel for Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Controlled Substance, Unlawful Use of Weapon and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia following a traffic stop on a bicycle in the area of 4th & Hackberry. The stop was conducted due to the bicyclist operating without a headlamp, traveling down alleys and through a yard. Due to recent criminal behavior in this area, police made contact. In doing so they identified Potter as the operator and that he possessed two baggies of methamphetamine, a pipe used to ingest narcotics and the controlled substance Suboxone. Potter also had a large Bowie style knife in his possession. Potter was placed under arrest and transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was charged and held pending a bond setting by a judge.