12-05-2025
Traffic stop in Labette County uncovers meth lab; 4 arrested
LABETTE COUNTY, Kan. — Authorities say four people were arrested over the weekend after a traffic stop in Labette County led to the discovery of a mobile meth lab.
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Deputies with the Labette County Sheriff's Office stopped a vehicle in the early morning hours Sunday at the intersection of Heacock and Grand Streets in Parsons reportedly for a defective headlight. The vehicle was also sniffed by a K-9 during the stop, which officers say gave a positive ID for narcotics.
Austin Pollard, 29, of Parsons, was searched as part of the investigation and was reportedly found to be carrying a white bag plus digital scales. Inside the truck they found several firearms including a sawed-off shotgun, the sheriff's office said. A serial number check for one of the handguns came back stolen as well. In the pickup's bed the two deputies say that's where they found a meth lab.
With the help of Parsons Police Department, the deputies conducted a probation search of Pollard's home and located additional firearms, drugs, and drug paraphernalia.
Pollard, Jordan Titmus, 31, Alexander Houghton, 31, and Cienna Best, 23 were arrested and booked into Labette County Jail on pending charges of possession of methamphetamines, manufacturing methamphetamines, possession of stolen weapons, and child endangerment.
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