On Friday evening, a routine traffic stop turned into a drug investigation when a gray Honda Pilot was observed making a turn without signaling properly.
The vehicle, driven by Jason Honeycutt, 49, of Bellefontaine, was stopped on US 33 after Logan County Sheriff Deputies activated their emergency lights.
Upon approaching the vehicle, deputies noticed Honeycutt appeared overly nervous and smoking a freshly lit cigarette.
After explaining the reason for the stop, Honeycutt provided lengthy explanations regarding his current circumstances.
A check of the vehicle’s license plate revealed that Honeycutt had an active warrant out of Georgia for possession of methamphetamine.
He was asked to exit the vehicle for further questioning.
Honeycutt’s animated reactions when discussing crack cocaine and methamphetamine raised suspicions.
Officers then asked for consent to search the vehicle, which Honeycutt granted.
While inspecting the driver’s compartment, law enforcement found an eyeglass case containing a glass pipe with white and black residue, commonly associated with methamphetamine use.
Honeycutt was placed in handcuffs and read his Miranda rights.
When questioned about the pipe, he claimed to have last used methamphetamine several weeks prior in California, asserting that he had been clean since then and that the pipe must have been left in the vehicle from that time.
He was transported to the Logan County Jail and charged with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.
