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Meth charge holds Topeka man

(KAIR)-- A traffic stop Monday in Holton leads to an arrest for meth and theft.

47-year-old Vaughn Cortez Schnegelsiepen, of Topeka, was arrested after a Jackson County Sheriff's Deputy noticed the vehicle he was driving had an altered 60-day-tag.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse, in a news release, says Schnegelsiepen provided the deputy with a fake drivers license of another individual.

Schnegelsiepen was arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, identity theft, possession of stolen property, giving a worthless check, theft by deception, interference with law enforcement, driving with suspended license, display of a fictitious driver's license

The suspect is also under investigation for recent crimes that involve the forging of checks at area businesses.

The Topeka man was booked in Jackson County Jail and bond is set at $35,000.

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