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Meth arrests hold two in Jackson Co

By Brian Hagen

05/18/2023

Amber Dawn Grace and Leandra Gutierrez/Credit: Jackson Co Sheriff

(KAIR)--Two methamphetamine-related arrests are made in Jackson County, with two separate cases involving out-of-area motorists found to allegedly be in possession of the drug.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse, in a release, says the latest arrest happened Tuesday afternoon around 3:30, in Holton, when a Deputy stopped a car, near 4th and Nebraska Street, for a traffic infraction.

According to Morse, the stop led to the discovery of illegal narcotics and to the arrest of Blaine, Kansas resident Amber Dawn Grace.

She faces charges for possession of meth, possession of a hallucinogenic drug, and drug paraphernalia.

Following her arrest, Grace was booked into the Jackson County Jail.

The other case unfolded Sunday afternoon while a Deputy was investigating a traffic stop near 158th Road and U.S. Highway 75. As the Deputy did so, another vehicle pulled up behind the traffic stop, with the Deputy going to that vehicle “to see what the occupants wanted,” according to Morse.

The encounter led to what Morse says was “the discovery of alleged illegal drug contraband in the possession of the passenger of the vehicle.”

The passenger, identified as 72-year Leandra Gutierrez, of Lawrence, was arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of a hallucinogenic drug, and drug paraphernalia.
Once she was in custody, Gutierrez was booked into the Jackson County Jail.

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