Mitchell man arrested after police find meth

BEDFORD – A Mitchell man was arrested Monday after a Bedford Police officer spotted an erratic driver near the intersection of 19th and C streets.

The officer followed the driver and stopped the female driver in the Circle K parking lot on 16th Street.

Brandon Haley

Police say her passenger 25-year-old Brandon Haley appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance.

Police received consent to search the vehicle and found a suboxone pill in the center console. 

Both the driver and Haley were detained. 

In Haley’s pocket, police found a metal cylinder that contained crystal meth. Haley admitted the pill found in the vehicle was his.

The driver was released and Haley was arrested on charges of possession of meth and possession of a narcotic drug.

If you know something, say something. Send an email to drugactivity@lawrencecounty.in.gov or call Lawrence County Prosecutor’s Office tip line at 812-545-4700. All calls are confidential.