Traffic stop of suspended driver leads drug charges

JASPER – Jasper Police arrested a Washington man early Tuesday morning during a routine traffic stop at Second and Saint Charles Streets.

Police detained 29-year-old Jason Gutierrez Soto after police found he was driving on a suspended driver’s license.

Police also found marijuana and drug paraphernalia in his vehicle.

Soto was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and issued a citation for driving while his driver’s license was suspended.