JACKSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man for multiple allegations after a traffic stop.
Just after 5p.m. Friday, a sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop on a 2006 Ford Focus for a traffic infraction near 150th and U.S. 75 Highway, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.
During a search of the vehicle, the deputy found illegal contraband. The rear seat passenger, Michael Shawn Herrick, 47, of Manhattan, was arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, identity theft, possession of drug paraphernalia and interference with law enforcement.
Herrick was also wanted on two outstanding Geary County warrants. He previous convictions that include forgery and for drug possession and distribution, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections.