BEDFORD – A Spencer man was arrested Thursday after Bedford Police were called at 2:19 p.m. and received a call requesting officers to the area of I and 22nd Street in reference to a male laying on the ground next to his green Ford Ranger with the truck door open. The caller says they woke the male up but there were syringes laying around the vehicle.
When police arrived they located the truck parked on the side of the roadway and found 32-year-old Spencer Pemberton slumped over the steering wheel with the truck running. An officer opened the door causing Pemberton to wake up.
While speaking with Pemberton, officers noticed multiple syringes in the driver’s door.
Pemberton was asked to turn the truck off and exit the vehicle. Police say Pemberton was dazed and confused and struggled to follow police orders. An officer had to turn the vehicle off.
Police then asked if Pemberton was suffering from a medical condition and he replied no.
Police say, Pemberton was sweating profusely, his pupils were constricted and his speech was slowed and lethargic.
Police canine Zazu alerted officers to possible drugs in the truck.
Pemberton granted officers consent to search the vehicle.
A bindle was located in Pemberton’s right sock. A bindle is drug slang for a bundle or package; specifically, one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine.
Pemberton was then detained.
Officers then searched the truck and located an open pack of syringes in the driver’s door, an orange pill bottle with the label scratched off containing multiple pills, and multiple loose syringes in different backpacks in the bed of the truck. A Microsoft tablet was also located during the search. Due to the tablet having a sticker labeled “Property of Ball State” the tablet was also collected.
 The bindle located in Spencer’s sock was field tested and tested positive for Fentanyl. The bindle weighed 1.03 grams including packaging. Police say 11 of the pills were identified as Cephalexin, five pills were Amoxicillin trihydrate, and three pills were identified as Amoxicillin 500mg.Â
Police learned the tablet belonged to a Ball State employee and police would follow up with that employee at a later date.
Pemberton was arrested on charges of possession of a narcotic drug, unlawful possession of a syringe, public intoxication, and three counts of possession of a legend drug.
The truck was towed by Stone City Wrecker service with no hold.
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