By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
An Ellsworth man was booked into the Saline County Jail on requested drug and firearms charges after he was stopped by a deputy early Sunday morning west of Salina.
Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander said this morning that at approximately 12:45 a.m. Sunday, a deputy in the 4000 block of W. Crawford Street noticed a 1994 Honda Accord with a license plate that he was unable to read. The deputy stopped the car and made contact with Douglas Cooper, Jr., 40, of Ellsworth.
It was discovered that Cooper had an active warrant in Rice County, Melander said.
Additionally, a K-9 that was brought in indicated the presence of illegal drugs, he said. During a search of the car, deputies located a semi-automatic handgun and 313 grams of methamphetamine.
Melander said Cooper was booked into the Saline County Jail on the following requested charges.
●Distribution of narcotics
●Criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon
●Possession of drug paraphernalia