CAMPBELL — The local court bailiff finds himself on the wrong end of the judge’s bench after being arrested on drug charges Sunday.

David Horvath, 70, of Campbell, was arrested shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday during a traffic stop on Wilson Avenue, near Coitsville Road. Campbell Municipal Court online records were not available Monday afternoon, but the Campbell police report states that Horvath was arrested on charges of possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia, as well as traveling outside marked lanes.

He is expected to appear in Campbell Municipal Court this morning at 9 a.m.

A court officer said that Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge R. Scott Krichbaum set Horvath’s bond at $7,500, 10% cash or surety, which Horvath has since posted. He was released Monday from Mahoning County jail, according to jail records.

The police report states that an officer pulled Horvath over on Sunday morning after watching him travel nearly off the road at Second Street. Horvath stated that he was trying to avoid a pothole, which, the officer wrote, does not require such dramatic maneuvers.

The report states that another officer arrived and patted him down, finding a cut straw in Horvath’s pocket. Horvath told police that he uses the straw to ingest nasal medication. A white powdery residue was inside the straw, the report states.

A police dog sniffed around Horvath’s vehicle and the report states the dog indicated there may be drugs in the car. No drugs were found in the vehicle, but a baggie containing a substance later determined to be cocaine was also found in Horvath’s pocket along with the straw.

The report states Horvath told police a friend had given him the bag to hold and he had forgotten it was in his pocket. He also told police it was not cocaine, but a prescription medication.

He later asked officers to give him a verbal warning because he is the bailiff for the city’s municipal court, the report states.

A court document shows that Horvath was hired as a bailiff and community service director for the court July 7. He earns $16 per hour and state public employee health benefits.

The hiring document also shows that Horvath paid a $6,000 public official bond as a condition of employment. In Ohio, such a bond can be forfeited if a public employee is charged with and convicted of a crime.

Records in Campbell, Youngstown and Mahoning County do not show any prior criminal offenses in Horvath’s background.

Campbell Mayor George Levendis said he had no comment about the arrest.