(Michigan City, IN) - A Michigan City man has been accused of having a plastic bag containing heroin at the La Porte County Jail.

Jalen Rosko, 31, has been charged in La Porte Superior Court 4 with Level 6 felony Possession of a Narcotic Drug.

According to court documents, Rosko was pulled over early on March 1st by a Michigan City Police Officer for not having a working license plate light on his vehicle. Rosko was traveling on Coolspring Avenue near Wrobel Avenue at the time and quickly pulled to the side of the road when he noticed a police officer was following him.

During the traffic stop, he was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant for Level 5 felony Battery.

After being booked into the jail, he was escorted to the shower room to change out of his clothing and into a jail uniform. However, a jail officer allegedly observed a clear plastic baggie fall out and Rosko trying to conceal the item under his foot.  Police said the bag contained one gram of a white/yellow rock-like substance which later tested positive for heroin.

He could face an up to 30-month sentence on the Level 6 felony charge.