Columbus Police arrest two on drug charges

Two people were arrested early Thursday morning on drug charges after a traffic stop. Shortly before 2 a.m., Columbus Police stopped a vehicle near 11th and Chestnut Streets for a minor traffic violation.

While speaking with the occupants, 36-year-old Aaron L. Gray, of Greensburg, and 25-year-old Jessica L. Patterson, of Seymour, a Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department police dog alerted to the odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle. During a search of Gray’s vehicle, officers allegedly found syringes, drug scales and methamphetamine.

Gray was arrested on preliminary charges of Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Patterson is facing a preliminary charge of Possession of a Legend Drug Injection Device.