(La Porte County, IN) - A man passing through La Porte County was arrested for allegedly having steroids without a prescription.

 

Mark Slider, 44, has been charged with Illegal Possession of anabolic steroids, a Level 6 felony.

 

According to Indiana State Police, a trooper pulled him over Monday afternoon for erratic driving on the Indiana Toll Road near Rolling Prairie, where a hypodermic needle in plain view inside the car gave the officer probable cause to search the vehicle.

 

A box containing multiple jars of anabolic steroids and several more hypodermic needles were found in the back of the vehicle. The Colorado man told investigators he obtained the steroids online and had forgotten he had them.

 

In addition, Slider was also in possession of a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction called Trimix, which he claimed he legally purchased at a pharmacy in Colorado and uses in turn.