A Hope man was arrested early Thursday morning on drug charges. Judy Jackson, Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman, says that at 12:21 a.m., Deputy Dane Duke responded to a welfare check call in the 700 block of Jonesville Road. Upon arrival, Duke found 40-year-old Shawn Scott Sanford sleeping in his vehicle. While checking Sanford’s information, the deputy learned that Sanford was wanted on a warrant out of Jennings County.

Once Sanford was taken into custody, Deputy Duke reported finding several syringes and a digital scale in Sanford’s vehicle. In addition, police allegedly found plastic bag with a crystal substance, believed to be methamphetamine and a plastic bag containing what is believed to be marijuana in Sanford’s possession.

Sanford was arrested on the warrant, along with preliminary charges of:

Possession of methamphetamine,
Possession of a legend drug injection device,
Trafficking with an inmate,
Possession of marijuana,
Possession of paraphernalia, and

Sanford is being held without bond.