2 charged with possession of meth

Bloomington police arrested two people early Thursday morning on the 2300 block of North Headley Road after finding a substance appearing to be methamphetamine in their car. \nAccording to the report, officer Jeff Rees observed a man and a woman sitting in a car parked in the IU Research and Development Area trails parking lot. Rees identified the male driver as Bloomington resident John S. Payne, 35, who was wanted for failing to appear in court for an earlier charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, according to the report.\nAs Rees took Payne into custody, he noticed the female passenger, Bloomington resident Kathy J. Hatchett, 34, making suspicious movements inside the vehicle. Rees searched the vehicle and found a small box under the seat with a vial containing a white powdery substance, according to the report.\nHatchett told police that the white powder was not hers and she did not know where it came from. A preliminary test of the powder came back positive for ephedrine, an ingredient in methamphetamine.\nBecause the car was parked near the Lake Griffy Recreational Park, Hatchett was preliminarily charged with possession of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a park, a Class C felony. She also faced a prelimary charge of reckless possession of paraphernalia. Payne was preliminarily charged with failure to appear on a charge of OWI, also a Class C felony.