Wanted man found with guns, drugs in Jennings traffic stop

Jennings County deputies say a serious violent felon was arrested last week after a traffic stop.

According to the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, the incident started Thursday evening, when a deputy pulled over a vehicle on North State Road 3 after noticing the driver make a traffic violation. While talking with the driver, the deputy could smell marijuana inside the vehicle. And the deputy discovered that the driver, Ronald Miller, was wanted on an outstanding Bartholomew County warrant for possession of methamphetamine and resisting law enforcement. He was taken into custody and a search of the vehicle recovered 8.1 grams of meth inside the cab of the truck and in the engine compartment, along with 54 grams of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and two handguns.

Miller was arrested on preliminary charges for possessing the drugs and paraphernalia, as well as for possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon.