Undercover Warsaw narcotics officers performed a buy and bust Tuesday afternoon after receiving a tip of methamphetamine activity. Warsaw Police stopped the suspect vehicle near Winona Avenue and Lake Street around 3:30 p.m., immediately following the undercover meth purchase. Taken into custody for dealing meth, a class B felony, was Chad Goble, 34, Mentone, and George Prater, 31, Akron. Both are being held at Kosciusko County Jail without bond. Also in the vehicle was Barbara Fields, 21, Akron. She was booked into the jail for a misdemeanor charge of visiting a common nuisance. Another arrest early Tuesday morning led narcotics officers to perform a search warrant on a vehicle. Narcotics officers were made aware of the location of Roger Runyon, 41, South Bend, and verified an arrest warrant for Runyon stemming from an October 2013 incident of a meth lab on Center Street in Warsaw. Officers were also aware that Runyon was a habitual traffic violator and an Indiana State Police trooper made a traffic stop on Runyon’s vehicle. At the time of his arrest, Runyon had a white powdery substance on him that tested positive for meth. The search warrant produced finished meth, spent meth labs and precursors used in the manufacture of meth. Runyon was initially booked on the warrant and for being a habitual traffic offender. Narcotic officers also filed class B felony charges of manufacturing methamphetamine. He is being held at Kosciusko County Jail without bond. Warsaw Narcotics officers were assisted by the Indiana State Police and the Kosciusko County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
