A man and woman who reportedly were loitering at an Indian Lake area gas station were arrested Friday, March 8, on multiple drug charges, officers of the Washington Township Police Department report.
William Ruckman, 45, and Megan Leonard, 35, both of Sidney, were loitering at the Midway Marathon gas station, 8758 Township Road 239, Lakeview, and employees at the store became suspicious after the suspects had been parked at a gas pump for 45 minutes and were acting strangely.
Law enforcement was dispatched shorty after 8 p.m. and made contact with the male and female. Officers learned that both individuals had warrants for their arrest. Upon further investigation, officers learned that Ruckman and Leonard were in the bathroom of the gas station injecting drugs just prior to officers’ arrival. Officers located several used needles in the bathroom.
The suspects were taken into custody on their warrants and transported to the Logan County Jail. Once at the jail, jail officials located three bags of methamphetamine in Ruckman’s shoe. Leonard was lodged on the warrant and charged with possession of drug abuse instruments.
Ruckman was lodged on the warrant and charged with possession of drugs, illegal conveyance into a detention center, tampering with evidence and possession of drug abuse instruments.