Around 1:30 a.m. on Monday, May 22 Scott County Sheriff’s Deputy Donavan McCutcheon stopped a vehicle near US 31 and SR 56 in Scottsburg for several traffic violations.
The driver, Gary Lee Reynolds, 45, New Albany, was arrested for multiple drug charges after Deputy Charlie Morgan and his K-9 partner Zeus responded to the scene. Zeus, a narcotic-certified K-9, alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle, which were discovered in a fake fire extinguisher in the vehicle.
A more than 47 grams of methamphetamine, three grams of cocaine, five grams of marijuana, a handgun with ammunition, drug paraphernalia, and a large amount of cash were taken as evidence by Deputy McCutcheon.
Reynolds was arrested for dealing in methamphetamine, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of cocaine, possession of methamphetamine, dealing in cocaine, possession of marijuana, and the possession of paraphernalia.
A passenger in the vehicle, Stephanie Preble, 46, of Scottsburg, was arrested for possession of marijuana and visiting a common nuisance.
Reynolds and Preble were transported to the Scott County Jail, where they remain in custody. Assisting at the scene were officers with the Scottsburg City Police Department.