(KAIR)--Two go to jail on a number of charges, and draw the attention of a bomb squad, after being spotted in a stolen van parked in Jackson County Friday evening.
Sheriff Tim Morse says it was around 7:30 when his office received a report of a suspicious vehicle parked on the edge of a pasture in a wooded area in the 17000 block of 98th Road.
Deputies went to that location where they found 34-year-old Christopher Dollen, of Valley Falls, and 28-year-old Cassandra Reveles, of Denison, inside a Ford van.
It’s alleged that along with meth, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, the pair was in the possession of what authorities believe to be an improvised explosive device.
The MTAA Bomb Squad was called to the scene, where they secured and removed the suspicious item.
A one-year-old child in the van was taken into protective custody.
The van had been reported stolen in Shawnee County.
Both Dollen and Reveles, who were also wanted on outstanding Topeka warrants, were booked into the Jackson County Jail.
He faces charges of distribution of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, criminal use of explosives, possession of stolen property, child endangerment and trespassing.
She faces charges of distribution of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of stolen property, child endangerment and trespassing.
Bond is pending.
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