Hope residents arrested on drug-related charges
Three Hope residents were arrested last week on drug-related charges after a traffic stop by Bartholomew County deputies.
According to reports from the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, a witness reported a possibly impaired driver at about 2:08 p.m. Thursday afternoon in the 8100 block of North County Road 1150E. A deputy found three people, all of whom appeared to be under the influence of narcotics.
A search recovered Xanax and marijuana on 47-year-old Eric Love of Hope. Suboxone and Xanax were being carried by 28-year-old Michael Lonaker of Hope and 30-year-old Geoffrey Jones of Hope was reportedly carrying three grams of fentanyl.
All three were arrested on preliminary charges of possession of a controlled substance. Love is also facing a charge of possession of marijuana and Jones is being accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
The three have since been released from the Bartholomew County jail.
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