JANUARY 26, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE #20-0126-2
CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE @ 785-364-2251
Holton man arrested on methamphetamine distribution charges
A Holton man was arrested on Saturday evening at approximately 6 pm as a result of a drug investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine in Jackson County. As a result of the investigation, deputies conducted a traffic stop on the suspect in the 300 block of Vermont Street in Holton. The suspect, Jordan Thomas Monaghan, 24, of Holton, had been driving a 1986 Mazda pickup truck. A quantity of methamphetamine was found in his possession. Monaghan was arrested by Jackson County Sheriff deputies and transported to the Jackson County Jail. Monaghan was booked into the jail on the following charges: possession of methamphetamine, distribution and attempting to distribute methamphetamine, use of communication facility; in the commission of a felony drug crime, attempted use of communication facility; in the commission of a felony drug crime and possession of drug paraphernalia. Monaghan is awaiting bond in the Jackson County Jail.