Photo credit: Jackson Co Sheriff's Office
(KNZA)--Two men were arrested in separate traffic stops Sunday night in Jackson County on multiple drug-related charges.
According to Sheriff Tim Morse, just after 9 p.m., a deputy stopped a Nissan Versa on U.S. Highway 75 near 134th Road. The driver, 40-year-old Adrian Leon of Manhattan, was taken into custody and booked into the Jackson County Jail. He faces charges including possession of methamphetamine, possession of a hallucinogenic drug, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving while suspended.
Around the same time, a second traffic stop was conducted on 150th Road near Q4 Road involving a Chevrolet Avalanche. The driver, 55-year-old Michael Hugh Hodge of Kansas City, Missouri, was also arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail.
Hodge faces multiple charges, including possession of cocaine, methamphetamine, a hallucinogenic drug, and THC, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia. Additional charges include driving with an expired license, felony DUI, operating a vehicle without valid insurance, and making an improper turn.








