BARTON COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas felon on new charges after a weekend arrest.

Just after 3:30p.m. Saturday, a police officer stopped a subject at 16th and Holland in Great Bend for a traffic infraction, according to a media release.

The officer confirmed through Barton County Communications that the driver, 19-year-old suspect Brayden Powell-Rand, had warrants for his arrest.

During the traffic stop, Great Bend Police Department’s K-9 Menta was used and she indicated an odor of an illegal drugs coming from the vehicle.

Police searched Powell-Rand and the vehicle and located methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, according to police.

Powell-Rand was booked into Barton County jail with a $10,000 bond. He has a previous drug conviction in Barton County, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.