SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug charges after an arrest.
Shortly before 2p.m. Friday, deputies with the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office were attempting to locate a subject wanted by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The search led them to a residence in the 2100 block of North Kansas Avenue in Topeka, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.
Deputies took 60-year-old Richard L. Niedfeldt of Topeka into custody. During the arrest, illegal narcotics were located.
Niedfeldt was booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections for two warrants and requested charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.