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Traffic stop in Shenandoah results in 2 arrested on drug charges

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July 19th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Authorities say a traffic stop in Shenandoah Tuesday resulted in two people being arrested on drug charges. Shenandoah Police Department stopped a vehicle for having no license at Orchard Corners near Highway 59. Following an investigation and deployment of the K-9 Unit, officers located methamphetamine, marijuana, prescription drugs and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.

Taken into custody was 32-year old Kenton Schooling and 30-year-old Tiffany Wood, both of Shenandoah. They were being held in the Fremont County Jail on $100,000 bond each, on charges that include possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The driver of the vehicle, Monte Newton, of Shenandoah, was cited for operating a vehicle without a valid driver’s license.