MARCH 29, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE #21-0329-1
CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251
David Wallace Brooks
Earl Thomas Kuhn III
JACKSON COUNTY, Kan. (JASO)-Sheriff Tim Morse reports that two Topeka men are in custody following a traffic stop north of Delia in southwestern Jackson County. Shortly after noon on Saturday, a Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy initiated a traffic stop on a 2002 Chevy Silverado pickup truck that was southbound on E. Road from 142nd Road after the deputy determined that the vehicle was allegedly exceeding the speed limit and displaying a license plate not assigned to the vehicle. After further investigation, the deputy discovered the truck had been reported stolen out of the City of Topeka. The driver, David W. Brooks, 55, of Topeka, was arrested for possession of stolen property and driving while suspended. The passenger, Earl Thomas Kuhn III, 58, of Topeka, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, interference with law enforcement and had an outstanding warrant for a parole violation. Both subjects were booked into the Jackson County Jail.