HIAWATHA, Kan. (WIBW) – A driver from Missouri was arrested over the weekend after reports of a reckless driver near Hiawatha led officials to a vehicle they allegedly smelled burning marijuana inside.
The Brown Co. Sheriff’s Office says that on Saturday, May 6, officials received a 911 call that reported a reckless driver, later identified as Fazzion Rush-Pruitt, 18, of St. Joseph, Mo., headed west on Highway 36 near Raccoon Rd.
Officials said a vehicle that matched the description given by the caller was found in Hiawatha. They saw Rush-Pruitt’s vehicle had a defective brake light and pulled him over.
During the stop, officials said they smelled what they thought was burning marijuana coming from inside Rush-Pruitt’s vehicle and he was arrested.
Rush-Pruitt was booked into the Brown Co. Jail on operating a vehicle without a license, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He is no longer behind bars.
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