Photo credit: Jackson Co Sheriff's Office
(KNZA)-Two Mayetta residents face drug possession charges following a traffic stop in Jackson County last Saturday afternoon, December 6.
Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse, in a release, said a Sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop shortly before 3:00 on a pickup truck on 150th Road near U.S.75 Highway.
The driver, 70-year-old Perkins Whitetail, was arrested for possession of methampehtamine, possession of a hallucinogenic drug, possession of a depressant and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The passenger, 55-year-old Ella Montoy Mzhickteno, was arrested on the same charges.
Following their arrest, the pair were booked into the Jackson County Jail.
Later that day, Morse said Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a search warrant at 209 East Clark Street, in Mayetta, Whitetail's residence. During the search, deputies seized items believed to be illegal drug contraband.
As a result, Whitetail faces additional charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of an opioid, possession of a hallucinogenic drug, possession of THC and possession of drug paraphernalia.
