Student arrested after routine parking violation

IU Police Department officers arrested IU student Eric Garrison Tuesday on a warrant for failure to appear in Clark County court after finding his car parked illegally in a handicapped zone on Campbell Street, said IUPD Lt. Jerry Minger, reading from the police report.\nMinger said Officer Douglas was on regular patrol duty when he found the vehicle. Minger said that after inspecting the vehicle, Wietlisbach found that its license plates were not attached to the vehicle to which they had been assigned.\nAccording to the report, officers contacted the owner of the license plate and found the vehicle was not in its grace period after a sale. Neither the vehicle nor the license plate had been reported stolen.\nPolice said as they were preparing to tow the vehicle, Garrison approached them, identifying himself as the owner of the car. According to the report, a driver's license check revealed that Garrison had a warrant for his arrest for failure to appear in court in Clark County for a charge of possession of marijuana.\nMinger said officers transported Garrison to the Monroe County Jail, where he would be held until being transported to Clark County.