A Columbus man was arrested Tuesday night on drug charges after deputies noticed a suspicious vehicle near a fishing area.

Judy Jackson, Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman, says that at approximately 8:32 p.m., Deputy Andrew Dougan and Reserve Deputy Michael Barnes were patrolling in the area of the Lowell Fishing site when they saw a pickup truck without lights. The deputies spoke with the man in the truck, 55-year-old Raymond John Monteleone, when they reportedly found a clear glass pipe and two corner-cut bags, one containing a white crystal substance. Monteleone allegedly admitted to the deputies that he had been smoking methamphetamine just before they arrived.

Jackson says that Monteleone was first taken to Columbus Regional Health, then on to the jail. She says that Monteleone is facing preliminary charges of Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Paraphernalia.