Two from Hope arrested in Columbus traffic stop

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Carl R. McNicholas. Photo courtesy of Columbus Police Department.
Carl R. McNicholas. Photo courtesy of Columbus Police Department.

A Hope pair was arrested on drug charges after a Columbus police officer saw them driving with a heavily damaged license plate last night.

Police stopped the truck with the damaged plate at Marr Road and Jolinda Drive at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday evening. A Columbus police dog alerted to the smell of narcotics inside the vehicle and a search revealed methamphetamine, suboxone and a digital scale with meth residue, says Lt. Matt Harris, spokesman for the police department.

Madeline McNicholas. Photo courtesy of Columbus Police Department.
Madeline McNicholas. Photo courtesy of Columbus Police Department.

The driver, 32-year-old Madeline McNicholas is facing preliminary charges of possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia and the passenger, 33-year-old Carl McNicholas, was arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.