Wanted local man arrested after traffic stop

A Columbus man was arrested after a Thursday traffic stop. At approximately 12:49 a.m., deputies stopped a vehicle driven by 42-year-old Jeremy Stewart. The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department says that Stewart was found to have an outstanding local warrant for Auto Theft. In addition, he was driving with a suspended license.

Stewart was arrested on a new preliminary charge of Driving while Suspended with a Prior Conviction. He remains behind bars on $65,000 bond.