(Spencer)—A weekend traffic stop in Clay county has landed an Omaha man in jail on multiple charges.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy pulled over a vehicle driven by 26-year-old Michael Markey of Omaha around 3:30 a.m. Friday in the 3200 block of Highway 71 after getting a report of a vehicle possibly being operated by an intoxicated person.
A deputy and a Spencer police officer also saw the vehicle run a stop sign and started to head south in the northbound lanes when they attempted to stop it. The vehicle then went through a median before coming to a stop.
Upon investigating authorities determined Markey was drunk.
A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in authorities finding what’s alleged to be drug paraphernalia in the back seat.
Markey was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated…first offense; possession of a controlled substance…marijuana due to some marijuana still in the paraphernalia; and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Several traffic charges including reckless driving, failure to obey a stop sign and driving the wrong way on a one-way highway were also filed against Markey.
He was booked into the Clay county jail.
