COWLEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating two men on numerous charges after a traffic stop.
Just before 3a.m. March 28, police conducted a traffic stop at involving a vehicle they observed driving down the wrong side of the road in the 900 block of South A Street in Arkansas City, according to Arkansas City Police in a media release issued April 5.
The vehicle’s tag was found to have an expired registration with a current registration sticker on it. Police later determined the sticker and tag were not the same.
The driver Robert Theophilus Lolar, 44, Winfield was found to have a suspended driver’s license and an active warrant for his arrest for failure to appear in Arkansas City Municipal Court. He was taken into custody without incident.
His passenger, Albert Lolar, 64, of Arkansas City, was found to be a suspect in an unrelated case being investigated by the Winfield Police Department. At Winfield’s request, he was placed under arrest on suspicion of battery-domestic violence and criminal damage property and transported to the county jail.
The vehicle was searched, and police found items suspected to be illegal substances and items associated with drug sales in the vehicle, which was later impounded and towed away from the scene
Robert Lolar was booked on suspicion of one felony count each of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and no drug tax stamp, as well as one misdemeanor count each of driving under the influence, driving with a suspended driver’s license (third offense), expired or illegal registration, no proof of insurance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
He also was cited for failure to appear in Arkansas City Municipal Court and transporting an open container of alcohol.
The vehicle was searched, and police found items suspected to be illegal substances and items associated with drug sales in the vehicle, which was later impounded and towed away from the scene. Both men have posted bail and are no longer in custody.