OSAGE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas felon on new charges after a traffic stop.
Just after 1:30a.m. Monday, a sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop at 1st and Maple in Overbrook for an alleged traffic violation, according to Sheriff Chris Wells.
During the stop the deputy found illegal narcotics.
The driver of the vehicle, Brett A. Nelson, 52, of Topeka, was taken into custody and transported to the Osage County Jail Facility on requested charges of Possession of methamphetamine, Possession of marijuana, and No proof of liability insurance. He has a previous drug conviction, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.