Columbus Police spot wanted man in vehicle

Joshua Jeffares; photo courtesy of Columbus Police Dept.

Columbus police officers arrested a local man on a Bartholomew County warrant for drug dealing after observing him driving a vehicle Monday night. At approximately 10:20 p.m., officers saw 34-year-old Joshua R. Jeffares, of Columbus, inside a vehicle that pulled up to a home in the 6600 block of East County Road 120 South. Jeffares was taken into custody without incident and booked on the warrant for Dealing in a Narcotic Drug, a Level 4 Felony.