Two people were arrested in North Vernon Monday after police there received a tip that a wanted man was a passenger in a vehicle sitting at a gas station. Sgt. Andrew Richmond, spokesman for the North Vernon Police Department, says that officers received the tip at 12:47 p.m. When police arrived on the scene, they recognized 21-year-old Jacob McCarty, of North Vernon, as the passenger. Richmond says that moments later, K9 Heros was alerted to the odor of drugs coming from the area. A search allegedly resulted in the discovery of six grams of heroin in a bag in McCarty’s shorts. Officers also found, and seized, multiple cells phones from the vehicles, along with $566 in cash and an open pack of rolling papers.

McCarty was arrested on preliminary charges of Possession of Controlled Substance and Maintaining a Common Nuisance, along with the outstanding warrant for failure to appear in court on a prior drug possession charge. The driver, 21-year-old Guy Yeager, of North Vernon,

was arrested on preliminary charges of Maintaining a Common Nuisance and Possession of Paraphernalia.

Police impounded the vehicle for having improper license plates.