A traffic stop early this (Sunday) morning north of Villisca resulted in a woman from Creston being arrested on drug charges. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says 37-year old Brandie Sue Whitney, of Creston, was arrested at around 1:10-a.m. after she was pulled over near the intersection of Highway 34/Highway 71. Whitney was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.

The Montgomery County K9 “Rush” assisted in conducting the traffic stop and subsequent arrest.