A Liberty man was arrested on drug charges Friday evening.

Casey County Deputy Austin Harris observed a man sitting in his car at the Dollar General at the intersection of KY 70 and KY 837 for about 30 minutes. The man appeared nervous and kept staring at the deputy. He then drove eastbound on KY 70. After initiating a traffic stop, the 2001 Ford Taurus drove for a mile before pulling into a field.

The driver, identified as Robert B. Miller, 45, of Liberty, was visibly shaky and avoided eye contact. He admitted to having no insurance or driver's license. While waiting for dispatch to verify Miller's social security number, Deputy Harris deployed K9 Nitro, who alerted to the driver's side door handle. Harris asked Miller to step out of the vehicle and during a pat-down, a clear baggie containing a crystal-like substance suspected to be methamphetamine fell out of Miller's pocket.

Miller admitted to using meth within the last 24 hours. After failing field sobriety tests, Miller was arrested and transported to Casey County Hospital, where he refused a blood test, and was then lodged in the Casey County Jail.

He faces multiple charges, including DUI-Controlled Substance-3rd Offense, Possession of Methamphetamine-1st Degree/3rd Offense, Driving on DUI Suspended License-2nd Offense, No Insurance-2nd Offense, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and No Registration Receipt.