Over the weekend the Indiana State Police arrested two Daviess County men during separate traffic stops.
Friday night Trooper Mitch Wier stopped a 2004 Volkswagen after he observed a passenger throw a cigarette from the vehicle. During the traffic stop Wier and Daviess county Deputy Aaron Harbstreit found 18 year old Luis D. Lugo of Washington to have 21 individually packaged baggies of marijuana in his backpack, as well as additional marijuana in his pockets. Lugo was taken into custody for dealing marijuana, and lodged in the Daviess County Jail.
In a separate incident on Saturday, Trooper Wier spotted an eastbound vehicle driving left of center, nearly crashing into Wiers patrol car. Wier stopped the vehicle and found 24 year old Justin Miller of Washington to be under the influence of alcoholic beverages. Millers breath alcohol content was 0.101%. Additionally Wier found a bag of Marijuana in Millers vehicle. Miller was placed into custody on OWI and possession charges and was lodged in the Daviess County Jail.
Under the Law, criminal charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.