KOSCIUSKO — A Wabash man was arrested after a traffic stop led to officers finding him in possession of methamphetamine, digital scales and syringes.

Travis Lee Harding

Travis Lee Harding, 35, 281 N. East St., Wabash, is being charged with dealing methamphetamine, a level 2 felony; possession of methamphetamine, a level 3 felony; and possession of a syringe, a level 6 felony.

On June 19, an officer with the Claypool Police Department was traveling on CR 700S, when a tan SUV crossed the centerline and almost caused a collision with the officer’s vehicle. The officer conducted a traffic stop and identified all occupants of the vehicle. Harding was a backseat passenger. While speaking with the subjects, the officer could smell the odor of burnt marijuana coming from the inside of the vehicle.

While the subjects were exiting the vehicle, a syringe cap fell out of Harding’s shoe. Upon searching the vehicle, officers discovered digital scales and a bag of methamphetamine.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, Harding admitted that the objects discovered were his. He further admitted to having a syringe in his shoe. The officer removed the syringe, and a container of methamphetamine from Harding’s shoe. Harding was then arrested and placed into a police vehicle.

After Harding was transported to the Kosciusko County Jail, officers discovered a cut plastic straw, two plastic bags that contained methamphetamine and two empty plastic bags inside the police vehicle where Harding was sitting. The total weight of the methamphetamine was 32.3 grams.

Harding was previously convicted of possession of a controlled substance in Wabash County on Nov. 17, 2008.