KOSCIUSKO — A Columbia City man is facing drug charges after police discovered him passed out in his vehicle at a local gas station.

Alexander Vladimir Leo

Alexander Vladimir Leo, 25, 106 Mulberry St., Columbia City, is being charged with possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony, and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.

On Sept. 10, an officer with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to a person passed out in a vehicle at a gas station parking lot. When the officer arrived, another responding officer already had Leo in custody.

While the officer was speaking to Leo, he observed drugs and drug paraphernalia on the passenger seat of the vehicle. According to the affidavit of probable cause, police located a small glass jar with two bags of a white crystal substance, a set of digital scales, two torch lighters and several unused baggies.

Leo told police that he must have fallen asleep in the vehicle and that he had no idea where the drugs and paraphernalia came from.

Leo was arrested on Sept. 10, and released on his own recognizance. He is ordered to appear for his initial hearing on Sept. 27, in Kosciusko County Circuit Court.