Multiple sex toys, meth found after traffic stop

AUSTINTOWN

Matthew Anderson, 43, of Jackson Center, Pa., is charged with drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop about 2:50 a.m. Monday, according to a police report. He was pulled over for turning in the wrong lane, and police said he placed a clear container in a backpack in the back seat of his car as an officer approached.

An officer advised Anderson his actions were suspicious and asked him to step out of the car. Anderson told the officer he concealed the item because he was embarrassed — he opened the backpack revealing multiple sex toys, the report said.

The officer noticed he was moving the toys around while holding the container in the backpack. The officer discovered the container held methamphetamine and a cut straw, and a sunglasses case in the backpack held a meth pipe.

Bond was set at $3,000 at the Mahoning County Court Monday, and a hearing is scheduled for May 2.