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May 27, 2026

Police: Kan. man who skipped court caught with fentanyl

Posted May 27, 2026 2:00 AM
Nowak photo Atchison County
Nowak photo Atchison County

ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating a suspect on drug allegations. Just before midnight May 22, an officer on patrol observed a wanted suspect identified as 41-year-old Jason Nowak in the 900 block North 9th Street in Atchison, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson. 

The officer took Nowak into custody on a Municipal Court warrant. Nowak was subsequently found in possession of fentanyl and drug paraphernalia.

He remains jailed on requested charges of  possession of fentanyl, possession of drug paraphernalia, and a Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear in court.