Sep 17, 2024

Police: Kansas man who skipped court caught with drugs

Posted Sep 17, 2024 12:00 AM
Dyer photo Atchison Co.
Dyer photo Atchison Co.

ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating a suspect on drug allegations.

At 12:30a.m. on September 14, officers on patrol observed 39-year-old Joseph J. Dyer walking in the area of 9th and Kansas Avenue in Atchison, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.  

 He was taken into custody on a District Court warrant for failure to appear in court and also for being in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia at the time of the warrant arrest.