By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

Ryan Joshua McKinney

James Paul Grothaus

WARSAW — Two men were recently arrested after officers found drugs in a Warsaw hotel room.

James Paul Grothaus, 29, Branchville, is charged with possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony; possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor; and possession of methamphetamine with enhancing circumstances, a level 5 felony.

Ryan Joshua McKinney, 28, 9523 E. Pixie Parkway, Cromwell, is charged with possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony; and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.

On Sept. 11, Warsaw Police officers went to a local hotel to serve arrest warrants on Grothaus and McKinney. Upon entering the room where the two were staying, officers found a glass pipe and plastic bag containing meth under a pillow.

According to court documents, officers obtained a search warrant and found additional drug paraphernalia and meth in the room.

Grothaus was previously convicted of dealing meth in Kosciusko County in October 2018. As of September 2023, he was on formal probation in that case.

McKinney has two prior convictions for possessing meth, with pending probation violations in both of those cases.

Grothaus and McKinney were both booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on Sept. 11.