HILLSBORO, Ohio — A Hillsboro man faces a weapons charge and possible additional drug charges after Highland County sheriff’s deputies found a gun and a suspected controlled substance during a traffic stop on State Route 73, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies stopped a vehicle on State Route 73 in Highland County on Nov. 10, the sheriff’s office said. The driver was identified as Kevon Mathews, 26, of Hillsboro.
During the stop, Mathews told deputies he was in possession of a weapon, and a deputy secured it, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies also located a suspected controlled substance during the encounter, according to the release.
Mathews was arrested and charged with having weapons while under disability. He was booked into the Highland County Justice Center, the sheriff’s office said.
The suspected drug evidence has been submitted to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation for laboratory analysis, and additional charges may be filed depending on the results, according to the sheriff’s office.
Suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Highland County Sheriff’s Office.
