NOVEMBER 10, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE #21-1110-2
CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251
Josie Ellen Masquat
Mayetta woman arrested on methamphetamine charges
JACKSON COUNTY, Kan. (JASO) – Sheriff Tim Morse reports a Mayetta woman was arrested Saturday afternoon west of Mayetta. A Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a Toyota Avalon shortly before 4 p.m. on 158th Road west of U.S. Hwy 75 for a traffic infraction. A Jackson County Sheriffs K-9 indicated the presence of illegal narcotics within the vehicle. The driver, Josie Ellen Masquat, 44, of Mayetta was arrested by deputies and booked into the Jackson County Jail for possession of Methamphetamine, felony trafficking of contraband into a correctional facility and possession of drug paraphernalia.