(KNZA)---Two separate traffic stops near Mayetta Saturday leads to the arrest of five on drug related charges

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse says arrested during the first traffic stop were 30-year-old Aaron James Larson and 23-year-old Kathrine Knoettgen, both of Topeka.     

Larson was arrested on charges of distribution of methamphetamine, distribution of alprazolam, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of alprazolam, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of a prescription only drug, transporting an open container and driving while revoked.

Knoettgen was arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and transporting an open container.

Both were booked into the Jackson County Jail.

The Potawatomi Tribal Police Department assisted.
 
Morse says the Sheriff's Department arrested three more individuals late Saturday night on methamphetamine related charges after Jackson County authorities stopped a Chevy pickup with Louisiana tags near the intersection of 150th and S. Roads for a traffic infraction. 

The driver, 36-year-old Topeka resident Ricky Lou Wabaunsee, was arrested for distribution of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, transporting an open container and driving under the influence.  

A 49-year-old passenger, Robert John Gibson of Mayetta, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and transporting an open container.

Another passenger, 46-year-old Sherie Lynn Nephew of Topeka, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and transporting an open container.

All three were booked into the Jackson County Jail.