Jackson County Deputy Mitch Ray stopped a 1994 black Chevrolet pickup last Tuesday, July 9, around 8 a.m near the intersection of 700 East and 600 South in Grassy Fork Township west of Crothersville. The truck had been reported stolen out of Scott County.
The driver, Christina Pedigo, 49, of Seymour was detained and placed in the deputy’s patrol car.
When Jackson County Detective Ben Rudolph arrived to assist Ray with the investigation and Rudolph noticed Pedigo attempting to hide something in the county patrol car seat in which she was sitting. Rudolph recovered the item and found it to be methamphetamine.
Pedigo was arrested for possession of stolen property and possession of methamphetamine, both Level 6 felonies. She was incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail.
