On Friday, Jan. 17 at 10:35 p.m. an officer from the Great Bend Police Department stopped a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee for a traffic violation in the 3300 block of 10th Street.
The officer made contact with the driver, Tyler Epp W/M 20, and an odor of marijuana was coming from the inside the vehicle. The vehicle was searched, cocaine and marijuana were found.
Epp was arrested and booked into the Barton County Jail in lieu of bond.
This incident is still under investigation. Anyone with information regarding this crime or any other crime, contact the Great Bend Police Department at 620-793-4120 or Crime Stoppers at 620-792-1300.