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Weapon, drugs, hold Atchison man

By Brian Hagen

09/27/2021

(KAIR)--An Atchison man is facing weapon and drug-related charges despite his alleged attempt to run when confronted by police.

According to a report from Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson, Ioannis Markou “was arrested Sunday in the 300 block of North 4th for possession of a weapon by a felon, possession of controlled substances, including methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, interference with law enforcement, and a District Court warrant for criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, leaving the scene of an accident, no proof of insurance, and reckless driving.”

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Credit: Atchison Co Sheriff's Office

Wilson, in the report, says the 23-year-old Markou was spotted by an officer on patrol, as Markou was a passenger in a vehicle.
Knowing there was an active warrant for his arrest, the officer stopped the vehicle near 3rd and Santa Fe Streets, but Wilson said Markou ran from the vehicle, but was apprehended a short distance away.

According to the report, “Markou was found to be in possession of the controlled substances as well as a handgun.”

In the release, Wilson explains that the warrant that led to the traffic stop, charging Markou with crimes including criminal possession of a weapon, “was in connection to a traffic accident police investigated on August 9th in the 800 block of South 6th.”

Following his Sunday night arrest, Markou was booked into the Atchison County Jail.

His bond is set at $15,000.

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