Hays Post
HAYS, Kan. — A traffic stop in Hays resulted in the felony arrests of four Hutchinson residents last weekend.
According to Hays Police Chief Don Scheibler, the incident began as a traffic stop, with a vehicle being pulled over for speeding in the 700 block of East Eighth.
Scheibler said the driver told the officer the group was on the way back from vacation in Colorado and that GPS had inadvertently directed them to the middle of Hays.
According to reports, the officer detected a strong odor of marijuana. Upon further investigation 16 ounces of marijuana allegedly was found in the vehicle, as well as a loaded handgun.
Four people, all from Hutchinson, were charged with felony possession with intent to deliver and felony possession of drug paraphernalia: Erin Renee Willenborg, 28; Richard Andrew Petty, 37; Tony Roy Julian Jr., 28; and Courtney Danielle Brown, 26.
As of Friday morning, all four had bonded out of the Ellis County jail.