Individual allegedly admits to eating substance

By Kyle Troutman [email protected]

An Eagle Rock man who called authorities to file a report was arrested for alleged possession of methamphetamine.

Jason Carper, born 1975, of Eagle Rock, is charged with possession of a controlled substance.

According to a probable cause report filed by Deputy James Meyers, with the Barry County Sheriff’s Office, on Feb. 2 at about 11:55 a.m., deputies responded to an address in Eagle Rock in reference to an individual wanting to file a report.

While speaking with Carper regarding the report he wanted to file, Meyers said Carper told him he did not remember the address, but he could show deputies where the house was if they gave him a ride.

Meyers said he advised Carper to give him a ride, deputies would have to pat him down for weapons, and Carper consented.

While another deputy was performing the pat down, he asked Carper if he could check his pockets, and Carper consented. Roller then allegedly discovered what appeared to be a white crystal-like substance in Carper’s jacket pocket.

Roller asked Carper if it was meth, and Carper allegedly said yes, and that he had consumed the methamphetamine by eating it.

After securing the substance and returning to the Sheriff’s Office, Meyers field-tested the substance, which gave a positive result for methamphetamine.

Carper is being held in the Benton County, Ark., jail on a failure to appear warrant. In Barry County, his bond is set at $75,000, cash only.

Meyers said in the statement he does not believe Carper would appear in court in response to a criminal summons, as Carper does not have a permanent address and stays at different addresses frequently.

Meyers also noted Carper has been convicted of numerous felonies, including second-degree murder, and his oral consumption of methamphetamine could have caused a danger to the community due to him having an altered state of mind.