Traffic stop with stolen trailer leads to meth arrests in Monroe County

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) — Two men were charged with possessing methamphetamine after they were stopped for towing a stolen trailer in Monroe County.

At 8:25 p.m. Wednesday, deputies found a stolen trailer being towed by a utility truck near the intersection of West 3rd Street and South Liberty Drive in Bloomington. Deputies contacted the vehicle in a nearby parking lot and began to speak with the two male occupants of the vehicle.

During the investigation, it was determined that the trailer had been stolen out of Kentucky and was still outstanding. It was also determined that one of the occupants of the truck had a nationwide-extradition warrant out of Alabama in relation to felony weapon charges.

While searching the male wanted out of Alabama, deputies found 26 grams of suspected methamphetamine on his person. Deputies established probable cause to search for the interior of the truck that was pulling the stolen trailer.

During the search of the vehicle, deputies found an additional bag of suspected methamphetamine, which contained 112 grams of methamphetamine, In all, 138 grams of methamphetamine was found and seized.

Austin Martin, 30, of Indianapolis, was arrested and transported to the Monroe County Jail, where he is facing a preliminary charge of possession of methamphetamine.

Brad Blakely, 33, of Gadsden, Alabama, was arrested and taken to the Monroe County Jail, where he is facing a preliminary charge of methamphetamine. In addition, Blakely was charged for his felony arrest warrant out of Alabama.

The stolen trailer was impounded at the request of the originating agency, and it is being held in secure storage for later retrieval by its owner.

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