Police: Man says he traded meth for stolen car

[January 10, 2011]  SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia state police say they pulled over a man who told them he used methamphetamine to pay for the car he was driving.

State Police in South Charleston say Jerry Wayne Means said he gave a woman two grams of meth for the car.

WSAZ-TV reports that Means was pulled over on U.S. 119 on Saturday night in the car, which police said had been reported stolen. He was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, delivery of a controlled substance and other counts.

Means was being held Sunday at the South Central Regional Jail. Jail records didn't indicate whether he had an attorney.

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Information from: WSAZ-TV, http://www.wsaz.com/

[Associated Press]

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