BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Two West Virginia men are facing charges after police said one of the suspects accidentally handed officers a bag of crystal meth during a traffic stop.
According to WBOY and WDTV, the incident occurred Sunday near mile marker 125 on Interstate 79 in Harrison County. Bridgeport police stopped a vehicle driven by West Union resident Roy Porter, 57, for a suspected improper registration, the news outlets reported. But when Porter gave officers a packet believed to include the registration, a baggie containing a “crystal-like substance” fell out, police said.
A police dog later indicated that drugs were inside the vehicle, officers said. Police discovered 4 grams of meth on Porter, while his passenger, 21-year-old Jared Mayle of Salem, had about 220 grams of the drug, authorities said.
Porter was arrested on a charge of conspiracy to commit a felony and remains jailed with a $5,000 bond, the news outlets reported. Mayle, who was arrested on a charge of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, has been released on bond, authorities said.
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