Man arrested after he's found with meth, guns

A Galveston, Ind., man was arrested Sunday for having meth and multiple handguns west of State Road 37 on West Third Street.

Jonathan Wayne Powers, 35, was in the passenger seat of a car on West Third Street at about 8 p.m., Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Steve Kellams said.

The driver, a 32-year-old woman, ran a red light near the intersection of SR 37 and West Third Street.

Bloomington police pulled the woman over and discovered both the woman and Powers were not licensed to drive. A six-month-old baby was also in the car.

While waiting for the car to be towed, Bloomington police took an inventory of everything in the car, Kellams said.

Bloomington police discovered a small black handgun and a small plastic bag of meth underneath the passenger seat. A second handgun was found in the trunk.

Evidence including scales and baggies indicated drug dealing, Kellams said.

Powers faces preliminary charges of possession of meth and possession of a handgun without a license, both class C felonies, with bond set at $10,000 surety and $500 cash.

The baby was released to the mother, and she received a traffic citation.

Dennis Barbosa