ETNA GREEN – A heavily intoxicated man was found unconscious in his car at Etna Green Mini Mart by police Thursday morning, leading to his arrest. Kosciusko County animal control officer Jerry Clase found Andrew Brogdon at the mini mart, according to a probable cause affidavit provided by the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office. When Clase knocked on the window of the car, Brogdon, 22, Osceola, got out of the car, entered the store, came back out, got back in the car, and immediately passed out again. Clase then contacted emergency medical services. Police could see paraphernalia in the car, according to the affidavit. EMS took Brogdon to Kosciusko Community Hospital and police had his car towed. While searching the car, police found a loaded .40 caliber handgun, three scales with meth residue and approximately 3 grams of meth, according to the affidavit. Brogdon faces a charge of possession of meth while in possession of a firearm. He was booked into Kosciusko County Jail on a $15,250 bond.
