On Saturday, April 26, at approximately 8:30 p.m., an officer with the Great Bend Police Department initiated a traffic stop on a bicyclist in the area of 3rd Street and Elm Street in Great Bend for a traffic violation.
Upon initial contact, the subject, who was later identified as Kaden Stiles, age 22, provided the officer with a false name and other false information. Eventually, the officer was able to determine Stiles provided false information and learned his identity.
Barton County Dispatch advised the officer that Stiles had a no bond warrant for his arrest out of Barton County. While the officer was placing Stiles under arrest for the warrant, Stiles attempted to discard a bag, later determined to contain methamphetamine. Stiles was also found to be in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Stiles was transported to the Barton County Jail where he was booked in lieu of no bond for the warrant, and $10,000 bond for the narcotics violation.
Anyone with information on this case or any other case is encouraged to contact the Great Bend Police Department at 620-793-4120 or Barton County Crime Stoppers at 620-792-1300 or online at p3tips.com.