A local man who had a suspended driver’s license for life was arrested Thursday night after he was observed driving through downtown Columbus.

Lt. Matt Harris, spokesman for the Columbus Police Department, says that at approximately 11:35 p.m., Sgt. Josh McCrary observed a truck with an expired license plate near 11th Street and Lafayette Avenue. McCrary stopped the truck and spoke with the driver, 34-year-old Robert A. Hutt, of Columbus. McCrary determined that Hutt was a habitual traffic violator and his license was suspended for life. When McCrary returned to the Hutt’s vehicle, he noted that Hutt appeared to be concealing something in his hand. McCrary recovered the item and determined that it was methamphetamine.

Hutt was arrested on preliminary charges of Driving as a Habitual Traffic Violator and Possession of Methamphetamine.