(La Porte County, IN) - A La Porte man is facing drug charges after pulled over for tailgating on Interstate 94.
Thaddeus Stone, 34, was spotted by a police officer just one car's length behind a semi-truck late at night on March 17th, where he then made sudden lane changes before exiting onto U.S. 421. The officer, now behind him, witnessed his car veer across the fog line on the ramp before heading southbound on the four lane highway.
A short time later, Stone pulled over in a gas station parking lot near 300 North. As instructed, Stone took a seat inside the police vehicle while the officer conducted a computer check of his driving record. After getting, Stone was allegedly spotted throwing a glass smoking pipe into the grass. Police ultimately found four grams of methamphetamine in his coat pocket. A search at the La Porte County Jail turned up less than one gram of cocaine in one of his shoes as well.
Stone is still being held today in the jail on two Level 6 Felony Drug Possession charges and a misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia count.
