(KNZA)--A Hoyt teenager has been arrested on drug charges.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said a Sheriff's deputy stopped a vehicle Tuesday for a traffic infraction near U.S. 75 Highway and 158th Road in southern Jackson County.

Morse said the driver, 18-year-old Thomas Holcomb, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and marijuana.

Following his arrest, Holcomb was booked into the Jackson County Jail.