OOLITIC – A Mitchell man was arrested Wednesday after an Indiana State Police trooper stopped his truck on State Road 37 for having a headlight out and then failing to signal during a lane change.
The trooper stopped the driver 38-year-old Justin Bisping on Oolitic Road, on the east side of State Road 37.
The trooper determined Bisping was driving on a suspended driver’s license. While speaking to Bisping the trooper noticed he was sweating and appeared nervous. Bisping kept voluntarily telling the trooper there was nothing illegal in the vehicle.
A Lawrence County deputy arrived on the scene with his canine partner Dusty who conducted a free air sniff around the vehicle alerting officers to possible drugs in the Dodge pickup.
Located behind the driver’s side seatbelt concealed under the plastic molding was a plastic bag containing crystal meth and a glass smoking device. Bisping denied the drugs were his but later admitted he had used meth at least twice a week.
Bisping was detained on charges of possession of meth, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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.
