On Monday, Feb. 13 at about 2:30 p.m., Barton County Sheriff’s Office deputies conducted a traffic stop on US 281 Highway, near mile marker 103 just south of the city of Great Bend.
After contacting the driver, he was identified as Triston Maas-Rader, age 29 of Pratt. It was discovered Rader had outstanding warrants through Barton County District Court for felony theft.
Rader was placed under arrest on the warrant and the Sheriff’s office K9 Maxx was deployed. Maxx indicated the presence of controlled substances and a subsequent search revealed methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Rader was transported to the Barton County Jail without incident and booked on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and no valid driver’s license as well as the Barton County District Court warrant.
Rader has since posted a $10,000 bond on the drug charges and the $5,000 bond on the warrant. Rader has been booked at the Barton County Jail nine times since 2015.