Staff Report

Codie Lee Pierce

WARSAW — A Claypool man was recently arrested after officers found him in possession of more than 49 grams of methamphetamine.

Codie Lee Pierce, 30, 824 E. 800S, Claypool, is charged with dealing methamphetamine, a level 2 felony; possession of methamphetamine, a level 3 felony; and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.

On April 29, an Indiana State Trooper with the NET43 Drug Task Force noticed a vehicle disregard a stop sign at CR 200S and County Farm Road. The trooper pulled the vehicle over and identified one of the vehicle’s passengers as Pierce.

A Warsaw Police officer responded to the scene with a K9 unit. When the officer asked all the vehicle’s occupants to exit the vehicle, Pierce allegedly refused.

According to court documents, officers noticed part of a bag between Pierce’s legs. Officers removed the bag and found it contained two plastic bags containing a white crystal-like substance. One of the bags contained eight smaller bags and the other contained four smaller bags. The smaller bags were packaged for sale and weighed a total of 49.9 grams.

The K9 unit at the scene made a positive alert on the vehicle. Upon searching the vehicle, officers found a smoking device with methamphetamine residue.

While searching Pierce’s person, officers found drug paraphernalia, a plastic bag containing 0.48 grams of methamphetamine, and $125.

Pierce was previously convicted of dealing a controlled substance in March 2013 in Kosciusko County.

For this case, Pierce was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on April 29, with a $25,250 surety and cash bond.