A Switz City man arrested during a traffic stop in Worthington Wednesday had posted bond and was just waiting to be released at the end of his eight-hour hold when an ISP Trooper told him he was facing an additional charge for meth possession.

Patrick Nathan Ford, 31, Switz City, was arrested by Indiana State Police Trooper Richard Klun on Wednesday, September 29.

Around 10 a.m. Wednesday, ISP Trooper Klun was on patrol when he clocked a black 2009 Kia Spectra going 67 mph in a 55 mph zone on US 231/SR 67 near Worthington. A traffic stop was initiated and the vehicle pulled over on US 231/SR 67 (South Commercial Street) at Indiana Avenue in Worthington. The driver was identified as Patrick Ford.

Trooper Klun reported that during the stop, Ford appeared to be extremely nervous, was breathing rapidly, his carotid artery was pulsing extremely hard and Ford’s behavior and mannerisms were inconsistent with the general public that has simply been stopped for a moving violation.

After Marshal Jim O’Malley of the Worthington Police Department arrived on scene to assist, Ford consented to a weapons search after being asked to exit the vehicle, but he did not consent to a vehicle search. Trooper Klun then deployed his K9 Loki for a free air sniff around the vehicle. K9 Loki alerted to the presence of a controlled substance and Ford then allegedly admitted he had smoked marijuana in the vehicle about five hours before the stop.

Ford was detained and during a search of the vehicle, Trooper Klun reported finding a glass smoking device containing burnt plant material and a hand-rolled cigarette containing a plant material believed to be marijuana.

Ford was transported to Greene County General Hospital where he consented to a blood draw – results pending.

Ford was booked into the Greene County Jail at 11:59 a.m. with bond set at $5,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed. He posted $500 bond and was waiting for the end of his eight-hour hold so he could be released, when the trooper filled out the paperwork to arrest Ford on another preliminary charge.

Trooper Klun reported that after Ford’s arrest, at the end of his shift, when he checked his patrol vehicle for trash and any other miscellaneous items left behind, he found a sock with a rubber band tied around it. It was lying on the floorboard and as soon as he picked it up, he could feel there was a smoking device inside the sock. He took the rubber band off and dumped the contents on the floorboard – a glass smoking device with a burnt residue and a plastic bag containing a crystal-like substance. That’s when Trooper Klun went back to the jail and advised Ford he was going to be charged for possession of methamphetamine.

Ford was upset about the additional charge and allegedly told the trooper repeatedly that the methamphetamine and the pipe were not his and he did not place it in the trooper’s patrol vehicle. Trooper Klun advised Ford that Ford was the only person, other than the trooper, who had been in the vehicle that day.

Trooper Klun asked Ford if he would consent to a DNA swab to compare against DNA on the smoking device but Ford requested to talk to an attorney.

Two criminal cases have been filed against Ford. In the first, he’s facing charges of:

• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, a Class A misdemeanor,

• Operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in body, a Class C misdemeanor,

• Possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, and

• Possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.

In the second case, he’s facing a charge of:

• Possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony.

Though his bond was paid in the first case, he was being held without bond pending court appearance in the second.

Ford has other criminal cases pending against him in Gibson County.