The mini van pulled over, and inside were Jim O'Connor, the pastor at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in South Charleston, and one of the parishioners, Michael Joseph Deegan, also well-known in the community as a substance abuse counselor.

Miller said the two were smoking marijuana while driving with the windows of the van rolled down. That's why the smell had been so prevalent, the officer said.

Miller encountered Deegan again a short time later. The officer said O'Connor had given permission for his home, the rectory on E Street, to be searched, and that's where Miller was headed when he spotted Deegan.

He asked Deegan if he could search the car, and Deegan refused. So Miller got out Vader, his K-9 partner who always rides with him, and sent the dog to the vehicle. Vader indicated drugs were present, Miller said.
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