VANDERBURGH CO. – A Missouri man was arrested on multiple drug‑related charges in Vanderburgh County after an Indiana Conservation Officer conducted a traffic stop for excessive speeding. During the stop, more than 300 pills totaling 120 grams of methamphetamine were recovered.
On February 27, a conservation officer stopped a vehicle traveling over 90 miles per hour and cutting off traffic near the intersection of U.S. 41 and Interstate 64. The odor of marijuana was detected coming from the vehicle, and the driver, Naithan Murphy, 30, of St. Louis, did not possess a valid operator’s license.
A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed marijuana, digital scales, and a loaded handgun. Murphy was arrested and charged with felony dealing of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, and reckless driving. He was transported and booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail.
The vehicle Murphy was driving was also identified as a suspect vehicle in a previous fleeing‑law‑enforcement incident in St. Louis, Missouri. Indiana State Police assisted with the traffic stop.
