(KNZA)--A Jackson County traffic stop leads to the arrest of a Holton man on methamphetamine charges.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse, in a news release, said a sheriff's deputy stopped a 2001 Ford Taurus in the 13-thousand block of 142nd Road around 8:30 Wednesday morning for an alleged vehicle registration violation.

Morse said further investigation led to the discovery of suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

He said the passenger, 33-year-old Joshua Alan Shughart, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

Shughart was booked into the Jackson County Jail.