A North Platte man is facing a felony drug charge after he was caught using drugs near some storage units.

At around 3:00 a.m., on January 5, an officer observed a car with out-of-state plates parked with its headlights on in between some storage units in the 3000 block of South Willow Street.

The officer approached the vehicle and observed a person, later identified as Cole Hoop, sitting in the driver’s seat.

According to Investigator John Deal, the officer asked Hoop what he was doing the he gave an answer that “didn’t make sense.”

Through his investigation, the officer learned that Hoop was on probation with a search clause.

Officers searched the vehicle and located numerous items of drug paraphernalia, including a scale, plastic straws, and numerous small ziplock baggies.

One of the baggies contained a white crystal substance which field-tested positive for methamphetamine.

As a result, Hoop was placed under arrest and jailed on a charge of felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.

Hoop is being held at the Lincoln County Detention Center.