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Two Arrested in Jackson Co on Drug, Weapons Charges

(KNZA)--Two men were arrested in Jackson County late Friday night on drug and weapons charges.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse says the Sheriff's Office arrested 34-year-old Humboldt, Nebraska resident Donald Vernon Larson and 37-year-old Sabetha resident Justin Lee Banks on the property of Gilmore Crane, north of Hoyt, around 11:30.

Morse says seized at the scene were drugs and a sawed off shot gun.

Larson is being held in the Jackson County Jail on charges of possession of morphine, methamphetamine, marijuana, lorazepam, diazepam, drug paraphernalia, unlawfully obtaining a prescription drug with the intent to sell and a felon in possession of a firearm.  

Banks is being held on possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.  

Morse says the two were also in possession of financial and personal documents not belonging to them.

He said further charges may be expected later.  

 

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