Deputy makes two arrests in traffic stop on Hwy. 290

Two arrests were made following a traffic stop by Deputy Josh Jones on Highway 290 on Sunday, Feb. 1, according to Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek.

Sheriff Korenek reports that around 6:42 p.m., Deputy Jones stopped a vehicle on U.S. Highway 290 westbound near Carmine for a traffic violation.

When contact was made with the occupants, a strong odor of marijuana was detected emitting from the veh…