PAWNEE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on charges that involved drugs and explosives.

According to a media release from the Pawnee County Attorney, Christopher Lee Trimble, 54 of Rozel, appeared in custody Wednesday afternoon before Pawnee County Magistrate Judge Julie Cowell.

She advised the defendant that he faces a six-count complaint including charges of Aggravated Violation of Offender Registration Act, Criminal Use of An Explosive, Possession of Methamphetamine, Criminal Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

The charges stem from the execution of a search warrant on August 9, 2018 at Trimble’s home in Rozel, by the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Department. The Sheriff’s Department was assisted by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the Kansas Fire Marshall and the Kansas Highway Patrol. Trimble was taken into custody at the scene without incident.

Trimble is being held in the Pawnee County Jail in lieu of $7,500 bond. In the event the defendant posts bond, the Court directed he report to Court Services with standard drug and alcohol conditions. A Preliminary Hearing has been scheduled for August 27, 2018.