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Traffic stop leads to drug arrest in Russell County

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

arrest3RUSSELL — A traffic stop Wednesday afternoon by a Russell County Sheriff’s deputy resulted in a man’s arrest on several drug allegations.

According to a news release today from Russell County Sheriff John Fletcher, the traffic stop was made at 4:24 p.m. in the 4000 block of 184th Street.

The male passenger matched the description of a person wanted on a Norton County warrant for failure to appear.

Numerous drug-related items reportedly were found during the traffic stop.

The deputy arrested Leo Cole Archibald, 27, for possession of methamphetamine and marijuana, as well as drug paraphernalia.  Archibald also was arrested on a warrant out of Norton County.

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