(Michigan City, IN) - A previously convicted methamphetamine dealer from Michigan City is now facing similar charges.

 

Thomas McGowan, 63, was being held in the La Porte County Jail on $10,000 bond following his arrest last week. 

 

According to court documents, he has been charged with multiple counts, including one for allegedly being found with more than six grams of methamphetamine during a traffic stop in an alley at Holliday and Walker Streets.

 

The drugs were reportedly recovered from a backpack in the rear seat of the vehicle.

 

The other count involves an incident wherein McGowan, during a traffic stop in Michigan City, was found in possession of 28 grams of methamphetamine on Franklin Street near Interstate 94 in November of 2022.

 

While being questioned, he told police “It is easier to sell meth in Michigan City than it is to sell bubblegum or Marlboro’s,” according to court documents.

 

In 2014, McGowan was given a six-year prison sentence for dealing methamphetamine in downstate Cass County.