COLUMBUS, Ind. — Bartholomew County Sheriff deputies arrested two people Sunday on multiple charges after a 7:06 p.m. traffic stop in the area of Sixth Street and Pleasant Grove.
Deputy Brandon Sellers initiated the traffic stop and made contact with the driver, identified as Winston Zink, 36, Nashville. Sellers found Zink to be operating without a driver’s license. Zink also had an active body attachment.
K9 Jari was deployed and alerted to the odor of narcotics inside the vehicle where a white crystal substance, a white powdery substance and a controlled substance were located, deputies said.
Zink was arrested on preliminary charges of possession of methamphetamine, driving while suspended with a prior conviction, operating a vehicle without ever receiving a license, operating a vehicle with an altered license plate and the body attachment.
Zink remains in the Bartholomew County Jail in lieu of $68,500 bond, jail officials said.
Zink’s passenger, Mackcena Kirby, 49, Columbus, was arrested on a preliminary charge of
possession of controlled substance. Kirby remains in BCJ in lieu of $5,000 bond.
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