Man arraigned on meth charge

PULLMAN — A man was arraigned Friday, Nov. 20, in Whitman County Superior Court on a possession of methamphetamine charge.

Jason Allen, 46, remained in the Whitman County Jail on a $25,000 bond as of press time. He was booked into jail on charges of possession of methamphetamine.

Allen was arrested Nov. 17 after the vehicle he was a passenger in was stopped due to the license plate being obscured, court records show.

During the stop, Whitman County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Michael Jordan became concerned the driver of the vehicle had recently used narcotics based on him exhibiting common signs of stimulant use, according to the probable cause report. During a search of the vehicle, Jordan observed a red, white and blue zip-up case that allegedly contained a methamphetamine pipe with a white residue.

According to the report, the bag was in a location that only the passenger identified as Allen could have placed it.