FEBRUARY 28, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE #21-0228-1
CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251
Everett Scott Barton
JACKSON COUNTY, Kan. (JASO)-Sheriff Tim Morse reports that a Topeka man was arrested on meth charges Saturday afternoon. A Jackson County Sheriff’s deputy stopped a 1999 Ford F-150 pickup near 142nd and US Hwy 75 shortly before 12:30 p.m. after identifying the driver as having a revoked driver’s license. The driver, Everett Scott Barton, 52, of Topeka was arrested for being in possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal use of weapons, driving while revoked and no drug tax stamp.