JACKSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on multiple allegations after a traffic stop.
Just after 9 a.m. on November 16, a Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu near 166th and U.S. Highway 75, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.
During the stop, the deputy took the passenger into custody when he believed he was reaching for a firearm.
The firearm was found to be entered as stolen. The driver, Shawn Michael Brown, 37, of Topeka, was arrested on a requested charge of possession of the stolen property.
The passenger, Ayden Charles Prettyman, 20, of Topeka, was arrested on requested charges of possession of stolen property, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a hallucinogenic drug and drug paraphernalia.