Sep 03, 2022

Sheriff: Kansas man jailed on weapons, drug charges

Posted Sep 03, 2022 1:00 AM
Funk-photo Jackson County.
Funk-photo Jackson County.

JACKSON COUNTY, Kan.—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple charges after a traffic stop.

Just after 1p.m. Aug. 30, a sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop on a 2012 Mitsubishi Galant for an alleged vehicle registration violation near 118th and S. Road, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.

Deputies arrested Joshua Kenneth Funk, 45, of Valley Falls, on requested charge of criminal use of weapons, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, interference with law enforcement, transporting an open container, no insurance and driving while suspended.