SALINE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Saline County are investigating a suspect in connection with illegal firearms and drugs.

Just after 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Saline County Sheriff’s Deputies were sent to East North Street, just east of Simpson Road to check on a possible accident.

When they arrived, deputies found a 2002 Toyota Camry with extensive damage to the driver’s side of the car.

Patrick S. Bryan, 21, Salina, told police said the car rolled into a ditch after he tried to avoid hitting a deer.

Bryan and three teenage passengers in the car were not hurt. They pushed the car onto its wheels and tried to drive on but the car was disabled.

The teens told police that Bryan had pulled the emergency brake and lost control of the car. He also reportedly got out a rifle and began firing it.

Deputies did recover a sawed off rifle and a sawed off shotgun.

Both had the serial numbers grounded off. Small amounts of marijuana and drug paraphernalia were also recovered.

Bryan was booked into the Saline County Jail on requested charges of reckless driving, false information or report concerning an accident, defacing identification marks on a firearm, criminal discharge of firearm from a public road, three counts of endangering a child, contributing to a child’s misconduct, and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.