Loaded Gun, Meth, Heroin Located During Traffic Stop In Lawrenceburg

The traffic stop was initiated on Arch Street on the night of July 3.

Cody S. Urban and Zachery A. Rogers. Photos by the Dearborn County Sheriff's Office.

(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - Two southeastern Indiana men are facing multiple drug related charges following a traffic stop on Fourth of July weekend. 

Scott Urban, 33, of Batesville, and Zachery Rogers, 28, of Aurora, were taken into custody on July 3 following a late night traffic stop on Arch Street in Lawrenceburg. 

Lawrenceburg Police initiated the traffic stop due to a failure to signal. 

During the traffic stop, officers say they immediately observed Rogers unconscious in the passenger seat. According to a probable cause affidavit, Rogers appeared to have suffered an overdose. He was revived with a dose of Narcan. 

Officers also observed a firearm in the driver door panel while making contact with Urban. Five of the six chambers in the cylinder of the revolver contained a bullet. Urban allegedly told police he did not have a permit to carry a handgun. 

During a probable cause search of the vehicle, officers allegedly located methamphetamine, multiple cell phones, glass pipes, two hypodermic syringes and other drug paraphernalia. 

Officers say Urban was also in possession of $400 in counterfeit currency. 

Urban is charged with Carry a Handgun Without a License (Level 5 Felony), Possession of Methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a Syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of Heroin (Level 6 Felony), Maintaining a Common Nuisance (Level 6 Felony), Forgery (Level 6 Felony) and Possession of Paraphernalia (Class A Misdemeanor). 

Rogers is charged with Possession of Methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a Syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of Heroin (Level 6 Felony), Maintaining a Common Nuisance (Level 6 Felony), and Possession of Paraphernalia (Class A Misdemeanor). 

Both men are currently held in the Dearborn County Law Enforcement Center.