STEPHENSON COUNTY, Ill (WTVO) — A man was arrested after a Stephenson County K-9 unit alerted to possible drugs during a traffic stop on Thursday, May 21.
According to the Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies conducted a traffic stop around 7:59 p.m. near Illinois Route 26 and West High Street in Orangeville for an alleged Illinois vehicle code violation.
Deputies said a K-9 unit conducted a free air sniff around the outside of the vehicle and alerted to the possible presence of narcotics, giving officers probable cause to arrest a passenger of the vehicle, 43-year-old Michael Griffin…