A routine traffic stop in Ironwood turned into a drug arrest late last week.
On Thursday, a trooper from the Michigan State Police Wakefield Post was on patrol and observed a subject he knew had a revoked driver’s license operating a vehicle on Hemlock Street near Cedar Street.
The trooper activated his patrol car’s emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop of the vehicle. The vehicle eventually came to a slow rolling stop on W. Ayer Street near King Street, approximately 300 feet from the Iron Belle Trail.
A search of the vehicle turned up suspected methamphetamine. The suspect, 35-year-old Andrew Mills, was placed under arrest and lodged in the Gogebic County Jail.
On Friday, Mills was arraigned in 98th District Court in Bessemer on charges including one count of Possession of Methamphetamine, one count of Possession of Methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a Park, and Operating with a Revoked Driver’s License. His bond was set at $50,000 (10 percent allowed) with conditions.
MSP was assisted by Ironwood Public Safety Department, Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office, and Iron County Sheriff’s Office. The defendant carries the presumption of innocence until/unless convicted in a court of law.
