A state trooper allegedly smelled pot when he pulled a car over on Interstate 65 near Seymour on the Fourth of July. Now the driver is under arrest on forgery charges.

The trooper stopped the car at about 5:30 p.m. hat afternoon and after arresting the driver, 26-year-old Shamone D. Williams of Jeffersonville, a search allegedly revealed marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and fraudulent blank checks along with devices used to make the fraudulent checks, says Sgt. Stephen Wheeles, spokesman for the state police.

Williams is facing preliminary charges of forgery, maintaining a common nuisance and for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.