A traffic stop leads to the arrest of two repeat offenders in Parsons.

Just after midnight, a Parsons Police officer initiated a traffic stop near Central and Kennedy. The driver failed to stop until the 700 block of N Central. The driver was identified as Floyd Sales and the passenger as Travis Wilson. Dispatch alerted the officers that Sales had a suspended license. During the stop, it was discovered that Wilson was on probation and Sales was on parole. During a search of the vehicle, officers found methamphetamine and paraphernalia in the vehicle and located marijuana and methamphetamine on Wilson.

Both were arrested and transported to PPD with numerous drug-related charges recommended. Wilson attempted to get contraband into the facility. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, Sales has been in and out of prison dating back to 1979 for drug charges. He was most recently released on parole in 2016. Wilson was released from prison in July of 2021 after aggravated intimidation of a witness conviction.