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Three arrested on drug charges after traffic stop in Washington

WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTHI) – A traffic stop conducted by the Washington Police Department ended with three arrests on drug charges.

A Washington Police Officer made a traffic stop on April 6 just before 10 p.m. on Dewey Avenue.

Officials report the vehicle was pulled over for failing to signal a turn. There were three people in the car at the time of the stop: The driver was Diana Lents, 60, with two passenger Eric Logston, 32 and Jonathan Waggoner, 37.

During the stop, the officer and his K9 performed a ‘free air sniff of the vehicle.’ The K9 ‘Drago’ indicated the presence of narcotics in the vehicle. During a search of the car, officers found methamphetamine, syringes, marijuana and paraphernalia.Lents was arrested for maintaining a common nuisance, possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a syringe, possession of marijuana and reckless possession of paraphernalia. Both Logston and Waggoner were arrested for possession of methamphetamine and visiting a common nuisance.

Additional Officers of the Washington Police Department and Indiana State Police also assisted.