JACKSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple allegaions following a traffic stop.
Just after 10:30p.m. Jan. 12, a sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop on a 1979 Ford Mustang near 150th and Q.4 Road for a traffic infraction, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.
The deputy observed what was believed to be drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle. A search of the vehicle was conducted, where methamphetamine, multiple items of drug paraphernalia, a hallucinogenic drug and open containers of alcohol were located.
The deputy arrested the driver 57-year-old Bruce Leroy Bowers of Harveyville and booked him into the Jackson County Jail on requested charges of Possession of methamphetamine, Possession of a hallucinogenic drug, Possession of drug paraphernalia, Driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs, 3rd conviction, Transporting open container, Operating motor vehicle w/o license and Improper driving on laned roadway.