A traffic stop early this (Wednesday) morning in Walnut resulted in an arrest. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports a deputy stopped a 2011 Chevy Malibu at around 12:07-a.m., in the area of Antique City Drive and Park Streets, in Walnut. The vehicle was pulled over for having a broken tail lamp. The driver, 47-year old Christopher James Binns, of Walnut, displayed numerous clues of impairment and was placed under arrest for OWI 2nd offense.

A traffic stop at around 2:25-a.m., Wednesday, resulted in a passenger in the vehicle being arrested on a warrant. Sheriff’s officials say the traffic stop on a 2001 Buick LeSabre was made at 185th and Honeysuckle. The vehicle was stopped for the driver showing a status of not valid. The driver was identified as Kevin O’Connor and the passenger as 41-year old Tracey McDougal, of Crescent. A records check showed McDougal was wanted on a Pott. County warrant for Probation Violation. She was taken into custody without incident, but once at the Pott. County Jail, was found to be in possession of marijuana. McDougal was subsequently charged with Possession of Contraband in a Jail Facility.