JACKSON COUNTY, Kan. – Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on numerous allegations after a traffic stop.
Just before 10a.m. August 12, a Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a Chevy Impala for an alleged traffic infraction on U.S. Highway 75 in southern Jackson County, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.
A Jackson County Sheriff’s Narcotics K-9 was deployed and indicated to the presence of illegal narcotics inside the vehicle.
The driver, Steven Leroy Bayless, 62, of Topeka, was arrested on a Shawnee County warrant and on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and felony interference with law enforcement.
The backseat passenger, Robert Bravehan Shutts, 50, of Topeka, was arrested for transporting an open container and no seat belt.
Bayless has previous convictions that include forgery, theft , obstruction, driving while suspended and for drugs, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections