Methamphetamine dealing charged after traffic stop

Jerry D, McInteer. Photo courtesy of Columbus Police Department.

A traffic stop last evening led to a drug dealing arrest after Columbus police found more than $3,700 in cash and drugs in a vehicle.

39-year-old Jerry D. McInteer is facing preliminary charges of dealing methamphetamine and possession of marijuana.

Columbus police report that an officer saw McInteer commit a minor traffic violation at about 7 p.m. Thursday evening at McKinley Avenue and South Mapleton Street. Officers thought McInteer looked nervous and a police dog detected the smell of drugs inside the vehicle.

Police say that they found marijuana under the driver’s seat and a search of McInteer turned up a large amount of methamphetamine and the cash in this clothing.