Atchison crash leads to drugs and to arrest
09/06/2023

Quinn Gamino/Atchison County Jail

(KAIR)--Hundreds of pills, along with other alleged controlled substances, led to the arrest of an Atchison man, following a single vehicle crash Friday.

According to a release from Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson, his officers, Friday afternoon shortly before 1:00,. were called to the 800 block of South 5th Street, following the report of a vehicle crash.

Officers learned that 21-year-old Quinn Gamino had been driving southbound on 5th Street when his Dodge Charger struck a parked vehicle.

Atchison County EMS assisted at the scene, where they evaluated Gamino, who refused medical treatment.

Officers investigating the wreck discovered what Wilson calls "controlled substances" inside Gamino's vehicle, including what's alleged to be hundreds of pills, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia.

Following his arrest, Gamino was booked into the Atchison County Jail.

He has since been released on a $10,000 bond.


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