Oct 19, 2022

Sheriff: Kansas woman was transporting drugs with kids in van

Posted Oct 19, 2022 12:00 AM
Jacobs-photo Jackson County
Jacobs-photo Jackson County

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

Just after 10a.m. Oct. 16, a sheriff’s deputy stopped a 2001 Ford van west of Mayetta for an alleged registration violation, according to sheriff Tim Morse. 

A Jackson County Sheriff K-9 alerted to the presence of illegal narcotics inside the vehicle.

The deputy arrested the driver, Nicole Eileen Jacobs, 49, of Lawrence, on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of a hallucinogenic drug, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while suspended, interference with law enforcement, two counts of endangering a child and no insurance.