A traffic stop conducted on a vehicle at around 4-a.m. Saturday, in Mills County, resulted in two men being arrested on drug charges. The incident happened on Interstate 29, near Bunge Road. The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports the driver of the vehicle, 47-year old Lonnie Kent Ritchison, Jr., of Minden, and his passenger, 45-year old Tommy Lee Pounds, Jr., of Omaha, were arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were found inside the vehicle. Both men were transported to the Mills County Jail, where. Ritchison, Jr. also faces charges of Failure to Obey a Stop sign and Yield Right-of-way, as well as Driving Under Suspension. Pounds was being held in the  was being held in the Jail on a $1,300 bond.

In other news, Mills County Deputies arrested 18-year old Faith Leeann Clemmons, of Emerson, Friday morning, for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Her bond was set at $1,300. 45-year old Matthew Theodore Paulsrud, of Sioux City, was arrested Saturday evening in Mills County, on a warrant out of Woodbury County, for Failure to Appear on a Driving While License Denied or Revoked charge, and Violation of Parole. His bond was set at $3,600.

40-year old Jose Placido Ledesma, of Omaha, was arrested Sunday afternoon, for being a Fugitive from Justice. He was being held in the Mills County Jail without bond. 42-year old Joshua Mitchell Arban, of Peru, NE., was arrested just before 3-a.m Sunday, in Mills County, for Carrying a weapon and Manner of Conveyance. His bond was $2,000. And, at around 1:50-a.m. Monday (today), 54-year old Jess Steven Pueke, of Mitchell, SD, was arrested in Mills County for speeding, and OWI/1st offense.