Carrie Arinda Bean

WARSAW — A passenger in a vehicle stopped for a traffic violation, ended up behind bars and facing a level 6 felony.

Carrie Arinda Bean, 39, 4162 N. 350W, Rochester, was arrested late Tuesday evening, on a charge of possession of methamphetamine. She is being held on $5,000 surety and $250 cash bond.

Warsaw Police Officer Roy Navarro filed paperwork with the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office Thursday regarding Bean’s arrest.

The affidavit of probable cause, which was filed in Kosciusko Circuit Court, states on Oct. 20, Navarro saw a black Cadillac with one working headlight on a city street. After the vehicle was stopped, Navarro found three individuals in the vehicle — the male driver and two female passengers. Bean was a back seat passenger. While speaking to the occupants, Navarro saw a couple tarnished spoons sticking out of one of the passenger’s purse. The driver of the vehicle gave police consent to search the vehicle.

In the area where Bean was seated, police found an eyeglass container containing a hypodermic syringe, pipe, cut straw and metal pipe. In the same area, officers found a make up bag that contained a metal tin. Inside the tin was a white powdery substance. Also found, In the passenger door panel, were digital scales and a blue plastic container containing a white powdery substance was found.

A field test of the substance on the scales and in the containers, returned a positive result for methamphetamine.

The driver told police he purchased the vehicle for Bean and she has had possession of the vehicle for two months. He also stated Bean and the other female occupant of the vehicle had picked him up, but he knew nothing about the items found in the vehicle.

While Bean admitted to police she uses methamphetamine, she would not claim ownership of the items found inside the vehicle and did not explain why the items were inside a makeup bag owned by her.