On 4/10/24, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Courtney D. Hicks, age 50, for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Unlawful Use of Weapon by Felon following a traffic stop on a 2017 Chevrolet truck on Walnut & Southgate Drive. During the stop, Ofc. Hopper and K-9 Eleven conducted a free air narcotics sniff around the exterior of the truck. Eleven alerted to the presence of narcotics resulting in a search of the vehicle. In doing so, officers located a glass pipe with suspected methamphetamine residue inside of it and a brass knuckle style weapon with two knives on the outside of it. Hicks, who is also a convicted felon, was placed under arrest and transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was charged and later released on a Notice to Appear.