Staff Report

Joshua Bryan Puckett

WARSAW — A man was arrested in Warsaw for possessing over 17 grams of meth.

Joshua Bryan Puckett, 40, Anderson, is charged with possession of methamphetamine, a level 3 felony.

On Aug. 30, a Warsaw Police officer went to speak with Puckett regarding a separate case. During this conversation, Puckett walked behind a vehicle and made furtive movements.

According to court documents, a person walking by told Puckett he dropped something on the ground. The officer found the object and Puckett said it was not his.

Upon picking the object up, the officer discovered it was a capsule containing 17.4 grams of meth.

Puckett has already been arrested and released on his own recognizance. He has an initial hearing at 8:15 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in Kosciusko Circuit Court.