Area man charged with meth possession, obstructing an officer

A 36-year-old McGregor, Iowa, man has been charged in Crawford County Circuit Court with one count of possession of methamphetamine, one count of obstructing an officer and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Jesse M. Colsch faces up to $20,500 in fines and four years and four months of imprisonment if convicted of all counts.

According to the criminal complaint, a Prairie du Chien police officer made a traffic stop on a vehicle being driven by Colsch. When officers asked Colsch to get out of the vehicle so they could deploy the K-9 unit for a search, Colsch refused, rolled up the windows and locked the doors, the complaint said.

Other officers arrived with an unlock tool, and when they began working on the door, Colsch exited, according to the complaint.

During a search, 10 to 15 syringe needle caps were found inside the driver’s door panel. A meth smoking device was found under the driver’s seat as was a small zip-lock baggie containing a large amount of meth, according to the complaint. 

When officers attempted to escort Colsch to the squad car, Colsch became uncooperative and went limp. The officers had to drag Colsch to the squad car and physically place him in the squad, the complaint said.

Colsch was taken to Crossing Rivers Health where he again had to be removed from the squad and dragged into the hospital, where he became belligerent and loud. He behaved in the same manner after being transported to the Crawford County Law Enforcement Center, according to the complaint.