From the desk off Sheriff Scott Bradley and Prosecuting Attorney Cody Hiland.

In the early morning hours of Saturday January 21^st 2012 a traffic stop was conducted on Hwy 92 East by Van Buren County Deputies. Subsequent to the traffic stop a small amount of Methamphetamine, Marijuana, and Marijuana Using Paraphernalia were located in the vehicle. An Agent of the 20^th Judicial District Drug Task Force assisted in the investigation. The driver of the vehicle Jason Everett Newth (37) of Fairfield Bay was arrested on a felony charge of Possession of Methamphetamine and Misdemeanor Charges of Possession of Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia.