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Jackson Co arrest holds two on drug charges

(KAIR)-- Two Kansas City area residents were arrested Tuesday night in Jackson County following a traffic stop near Mayetta.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse, in a news release, says 39-year-old Tashara Yeargin-Charles and 31-year-old Jeremy Laray Whitley were both arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and transporting an open container.

Yeargin-Charles, identified as the driver of the vehicle, also faces a charge for driving with a suspended license.

Whitley, a passenger in the vehicle, also faces a charge of interference with law enforcement.

Morse says both were also allegedly in possession of a number of checks and identification documents that did not belong to them.

The pair was booked into the Jackson County Jail.

Additional charges are possible.

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