(La Porte, IN) - The problems continue to mount for a La Porte man unable, so far, to break his addiction to methamphetamine.

Eric Powell, 44, is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine and Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia.

According to court documents, Powell was given a pre-trial release on a previous methamphetamine related charge when a warrant was later issued for his arrest for violating the terms of his release.

Police said officers acting on a tip located him last week in the garage of a home in the 100 block of Warsaw St.  During his arrest, Powell was allegedly found with less than one gram of the drug along with a meth pipe in his pants.

Powell is being held in the La Porte County Jail without bond.