Four arrested Saturday in Jackson Co on drug charges
09/27/2021
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Ashley Kuykendall
Shantel Rene Simmons
April Knight

(KNZA)--Four individuals were arrested over the weekend in Jackson County on drug charges following three separate traffic stops.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said a Topeka woman was arrested early Saturday morning after a sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop on a Toyota Corolla near 110 Road and US Hwy 75 shortly after 3:00  

A Sheriff’s K-9 indicated with a positive alert for the presence of illegal drugs within the vehicle. 

The passenger, 37-year-old Ashley Kuykendall, was arrested for felony distribution of a hallucinogenic drug and possession of drug paraphernalia. 

The driver, 45-year-old Robert Hobbs, of Fairview, was arrested on an outstanding Brown County warrant for drugs.

Morse said a Hoyt woman was arrested early Saturday morning after a sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop shortly before 4:30 on a Honda CRV near 150th and T. Roads. 

The driver, 35-year-old Shantel Rene Simmons, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession drug paraphernalia, transporting an open container and driving while suspended.

Morse said a Denison woman was arrested Saturday afternoon after a Sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop in Holton near 4th and Lincoln after 4:00. 

During the course of the investigation, illegal contraband was seized from the vehicle.

The driver, 38-year-old April Knight, was arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail for possession of methamphetamine, possession of a hallucinogenic drug, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving while suspended.