Dec 29, 2021

Sheriff: Kansas deputy makes Christmas Eve meth arrest

Posted Dec 29, 2021 11:00 PM
Hopkins photo Jackson Co.
Hopkins photo Jackson Co.

 JACKSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man on drug allegations.

Just before 11 p.m. on December 24, a Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a Chevy Malibu near 142nd and U.S. Highway 75 for a traffic infraction, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.

The traffic stop ended with the driver being arrested on drug charges. Eris Shamer Hopkins, 27, of Topeka, remains in the Jackson County Jail on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of a hallucinogenic drug, possession of drug paraphernalia, trafficking contraband into a correctional facility and felony interference with law enforcement.