During a traffic stop in Bloomfield in mid-November, a man with a criminal case already pending against him was found to be in possession of an unknown substance. It was sent to a lab. The results came back this week.

Andrew Edward Frazier, 32, Owensburg, is facing a preliminary charge of possession of a controlled substance, a Class A misdemeanor, as the result of a traffic stop in mid-November.

Frazier was a passenger in a red Mitsubishi Lancer that was pulled over by Indiana State Police Trooper Caleb Garvin on Thursday, November 14, in Bloomfield. Trooper Garvin reported the vehicle failed to signal a turn.

In a probable cause affidavit prepared by Trooper Garvin, he explained that he knew Frazier from a previous traffic stop and a previous incident and in both cases, Frazier always spoke to him. But during this stop, Frazier would hardly speak and would not make eye contact which struck the trooper as odd.

When ISP Trooper Richard Klun arrived to assist, along with his K9 partner Loki, they conducted a sniff around the vehicle and Loki gave an alert.

During a search, Trooper Klun located plant material folded up in a paper towel, a plastic tube containing a plant material and a glass smoking device – all in the area where Frazier was sitting.

The plant material was consistent with synthetic marijuana or “spice” and was sent to a lab for analysis.

When the test results were returned this week, they revealed the plant material contained 5-Fluoro-MDMB-PICA, a controlled substance.

A criminal case was filed against Frazier earlier today, Thursday, December 17.

Frazier has another criminal case pending against him  - he is currently out on bond. In that case, he’s been charged with: Being a felon carrying a handgun with a prior conviction within 15 years, a Level 5 felony; criminal recklessness committed with a deadly weapon, a Level 6 felony; and driving while suspended – a knowing violation with a prior conviction within 10 years, a Class A misdemeanor.