A bicyclist who was stopped by Columbus police because of safety concerns was arrested after an active methamphetamine lab was discovered in his backpack, police said.

Ricky Dean Miller, 23, of 3158 Alan Drive, near Taylorsville, was spotted at about 8:30?p.m. Friday running a stop sign near 10th Street and Cottage Avenue and didn’t have a rear reflector on his bicycle, Columbus Police spokesman Lt. Matt Myers said. Patrolman John Searle intended only to stop Miller and express concern for Miller’s safety and that of a passenger on his handlebars, Myers added.

After Miller and his passenger pulled over next to a building near 12th and Cottage, both provided Searle with verbal identities. However, Searle suspected Miller had given him another person’s name and called for additional officers to come and verify his suspicions, Myers said.

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