Wanted man arrested on drug charges

David SidwellColumbus police arrested a wanted man last night, after an officer saw 39-year-old David W. Sidwell standing near a bike in the 2400 block of Sixth Street.

Officer Travis Harbaugh found that Sidwell was wanted on Bartholomew County warrants for failing to appear in court on charges of public intoxication, disorderly conduct, conversion and a probation violation. As police searched Sidwell, they report finding coffee filters in his pockets containing methamphetamine, says Lt. Matt Harris, spokesman for the Columbus police.

Sidwell was arrested on the warrants and on new charges of possession of meth and drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct.