WABASH COUNTY – On May 22, 2017, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Wabash County Sheriff’s Department Sergeant Eric Ryggs initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle near S.R. 13 and C.R. 1000 North. During his initial contact with the driver, Sergeant Ryggs could detect what he recognized to be the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the location of a quantity of suspected Methamphetamine and Marijuana, along with drug paraphernalia. The driver, Kevin J. Butler, age 63, North Manchester, was incarcerated in the Wabash County Jail on preliminary charges of Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Paraphernalia. All formal charges are pending review from Wabash County Prosecutor, Bill Hartley.
Assisting at the scene were Deputy Matt Cox, Deputy Mat Galligan, and Deputy Cody Gibson.