STAR CITY, W.Va. Police in Star City made an arrest and confiscated drugs and an AR-15 during an investigation into an unconscious man in a truck near University Commons on Sunday.
Officers said John Richie, 37, of Morgantown, was slumped over the steering wheel of a running vehicle and did not wake up until officers knocked on the window several times.
When John Richie, 37, of Morgantown, woke up, he exited the vehicle at the direction of the police so a search could be conducted. At that time, he advised the police that he had a loaded magazine in his pocket and there were outstanding warrants for his arrest.
Police said they found a white powdery substance and detained Richie in the police cruiser.
While interviewing Richie in the cruiser, police learned the registration on the vehicle had been stolen. Richie then told police, “there might be methamphetamine in the middle console and an AR-15 rifle in the back seat.”
In the vehicle, police said they also found two sets of scales and paraphernalia.
Police said a test confirmed the white substance contained fentanyl after a test was conducted.
Richie has been charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and receiving or transferring stolen property and is being held in North Central Regional Jail in lieu of a $60,000 bond.