Disturbance call leads to drug arrest

A disturbance call led to the arrest of a Columbus man on drug charges. The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department says that deputies responded to a disturbance call in the 3000 block of South US 31 on at about 5 p.m. Wednesday.

During the investigation, deputies reportedly found 32-year-old Jeremy D. Morgan in possession of heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, Alprazolam, Lorazepam and Clonazepam.

A short time later, a Columbus Police dog responded to the scene and alerted to the vehicle in which Morgan was a passenger. Officers reportedly found syringes, spoons containing residue and a scale inside. Police say Morgan confessed that the paraphernalia belonged to him.

Morgan is facing preliminary charges of:

Possession of a Controlled Substance
Possession of Heroin
Possession of Marijuana
Possession of Methamphetamine
Possession of Paraphernalia
Legend Drug Injection Devices
Disorderly Conduct

He remains behind bars on $38,500 bond.