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Michigan man arrested in Fulton Co. on drug and theft charges

A recent traffic stop by Indiana State Police troopers led to the arrest of a Michigan man in Fulton County.

 

Jason Werry, 38, from Howard City, MI. He was incarcerated in the Fulton County Jail to face criminal charges for possession of methamphetamine, dealing methamphetamine, dealing a legend drug, dealing marijuana, possession of a narcotic drug, possession of marijuana, theft from a motor vehicle, and possession of drug paraphernalia. 

 

in the 10:00 am hour Sunday, the troopers initiated a traffic stop, on a 2001 Buick passenger car, on U.S 31 near State Road 25 for allegedly traveling 72 miles per hour in a posted 60 miles per hour zone. 

 

Indiana State Police say that during the traffic stop,  they noticed indicators that criminal activity was afoot.  

 

In a subsequent search of the Buick, officers allegedly found a handgun, over four pounds of marijuana, approximately 19 grams of methamphetamine, prescription medication, drug paraphernalia, a stolen license plate, and a stolen laptop computer. 

 

The troopers were able to use identifying information from the laptop computer to track down its owner who drove to Peru to pick up the computer which had been reported stolen from Kent County, MI. 

 

Werry was incarcerated in the Fulton County Jail. 

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