Posted April 21, 2023 03:01am
(KNZA)-- A former Wamego man has been charged in Brown County in an alleged human trafficking case.
Brown County Attorney Kevin Hill filed a six-count complaint in Brown County District Court Tuesday charging 42-year-old Camden Hubbard with felony counts of aggravated human trafficking, possession of methamphetamine and unlawful use of a communication facility, along with misdemeanor counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, transporting an open container and improper registration.
Hubbard made his first appearance in a Brown Court courtroom Tuesday to hear the charges.
He was arrested late Saturday afternoon after a Brown County Sheriff's deputy stopped a vehicle on U.S. 36 Highway near Horned Owl Road for a traffic violation.
Authorities say Hubbard was a passenger in the the vehicle driven by a 17-year-old girl.
A preliminary hearing in case has been set for April 26.
Hubbard remains in the Brown County Jail, held on a $150,000 bond.