(Michigan City, IN) - Michigan City Police pulled over a driver, who now could face considerable prison time for allegedly having a large amount of methamphetamine, and other drugs, in his possession.

Justin Ring, 36, was charged in La Porte Superior Court 1 with Level 2 felony dealing in methamphetamine and other drug related counts, along with possession of a firearm with a prior felony conviction.

Ring was pulled over January 8 for switching lanes on Interstate 94 without using a turn signal in a timely fashion. Police said Ring came to a stop on the northbound off ramp at U.S. 421. During the stop, a drug-sniffing dog alerted to the presence of narcotics. Police said 462 grams of methamphetamine in a vacuum-sealed bag was recovered during a search of his vehicle. Additionally, more than nine grams of heroin, more than five grams of cocaine, and close to 10 grams of buprenorphine hydrochloride and naloxone hydrochloride were also seized. Police also found a holstered gun behind the radio inside of the dashboard.

Ring, who is from Hobart, has a prior drug dealing conviction in Porter County from 2016. He could face anywhere from a 10 to 30 year sentence on each of the three most serious counts involving the alleged methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine along with additional time on two remaining counts.