Posted January 26, 2024 07:49am
(KNZA)--A Wednesday morning Jackson County traffic stop led to the arrest of a Topeka man on drug possession charges.
Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said a Sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop around 7:30 on a Nissan Altima near 150th and Q. Roads for a traffic infraction.
Morse said the deputy located illegal drug contraband on the passenger and inside the vehicle.
The passenger, 61-year-old Steven Barker, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of a hallucinogenic drug, possession of drug paraphernalia, transporting an open container and trafficking contraband into a corrections facility.
Following his arrest, Barker was booked into the Jackson County Jail.