On Wednesday afternoon a traffic stop on Hwy 275 near Pilger by the Stanton County Sheriff’s office for expired license plates led to the arrest of a 36-year-old Kentucky woman on warrants out of Missouri and Kansas. Elizabeth Johnson was found to have an active felony arrest warrant out of Greene County, Missouri for theft and a second warrant out of Shawnee County, KS for a drug violation. She was taken into custody and jailed pending extradition proceedings. A small child was taken into custody and released to a family member. “This is an example of traffic enforcement for minor violations often leading to more serious offenses and violations that gets criminals off our roadways. We take the proactive approach to traffic enforcement that is often unpopular but gets results and keeps our roadways safer at the same time.” Sheriff Mike Unger
