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Lawsuit says Jackson County sheriff lacks civil jurisdiction on Potawatomi land
Separate federal lawsuits filed this month raise jurisdictional questions involving Jackson County and the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. One, filed by the tribe, seeks to bar the Jackson County Sheriff's Office from exercising civil jurisdiction on its reservation. The other alleges tribal police acted without legal authority when they arrested...
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation sues Jackson Co. Sheriff
MAYETTA (KSNT) – The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has filed a lawsuit against the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, claiming the law enforcement agency prevented it from exercising its civil-regulatory authority over a business operating on its reservation land. According to a release from SG Strategies, a communication firm representing Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, this comes […]
Kansas woman accused of selling methamphetamine
JACKSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug allegations. Just before 10:30p.m. July 20, a Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a Chevy Impala for a traffic infraction near 118th and U.S. Highway 75, according to Sheriff Tim Morse. The traffic stop resulted in the search of the vehicle....
Sheriff: Kansas woman accused of selling drugs
JACKSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug allegations. Just after 11:30p.m. July 18, a sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop on a 2004 Honda Civic on U.S. Highway 75 near 110th Road, according to Sheriff Tim Morse. Illegal drugs and a firearm were found during a...
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