By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A traffic stop late Wednesday night in north Salina resulted in the arrest of a passenger who had active warrants and allegedly had a bag of marijuana in his pants.
Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning that at approximately 11 p.m. Wednesday, an officer observed a 1997 Dodge Ram with an expired license plate traveling southbound in the 300 block of N. 12th Street. The officer initiated a traffic stop and another officer arrived with K-9 Tyrann to assist.
Tyrann did a free air sniff around the pickup and indicated for the presence of illegal narcotics, Forrester said.
A backseat passenger, identified as Jesse Wray, 23, of Salina, was found to have an active felony warrant from Saline County District Court and an active Kansas Department of Corrections parole violation warrant.
Officers requested that Wray exit the pickup, but he allegedly resisted. Forrester said a physical altercation then began between the officers and Wray. The officers attempted to tase Wray, but the taser was ineffective on him. Two additional officers arrived and helped take Wray into custody.
The two original officers sustained abrasions on their hands and arms, Forrester said.
After he was taken into custody, Wray allegedly was found to have a bag of marijuana tucked into his pants. He also allegedly had a broken meth pipe. A jar of Kabunky marijuana wax was found on the ground where the altercation began, Forrester said.
In addition to the warrants, Wray was arrested on the following requested charges, Forrester said.
●Felony obstruction
●Possession of a stimulant
●Possession of marijuana
●Possession of drug paraphernalia
●No tax stamp
●Two counts of battery of a law enforcement officer