KNOX COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A man in Knox County is in custody after officials said they found illegal drugs on him after he allegedly threw a traffic cone at a deputy's vehicle.

The incident happened on October 23, when a Knox County Sheriff's Office deputy was driving on Willow Street near a Casey's General Store.

As the deputy approached the store, a man sitting on the curb in front of the business allegedly stood up and threw a traffic cone at the deputy's vehicle.

The sheriff's office has identified that man as 34-year-old Brandon McDaniel.

"Throwing an object into moving traffic could cause substantial damage to a vehicle and could cause a risk of serious bodily injury to a person from a motor vehicle crash. The traffic cone had landed in the roadway and was obstructing traff

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