Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest on Rape Charges, 20 lbs. of Marijuana, and Weapons

A vehicle was stopped by a Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy in White City for a traffic violation just before 3:00pm, Wednesday, March 16th.

During the stop, the driver of the vehicle, 27 year old Alejandro Alcala-Arroyo was found to have an outstanding arrest warrant for first-degree rape out of Jackson County and was taken into custody.

After discovering the subject did not possess a valid driver’s license, the vehicle was impounded. During the impound inventory, the deputy located approximately 20 pounds of illegal marijuana leading investigators to seize two firearms and $6,869 in addition from the vehicle.

The suspect, 27 year old Alejandro Alcala-Arroyo, of White City, was lodged at the Jackson County Jail on the arrest warrant with a $5,000,000 bail and charges related to the marijuana crimes will be added upon further investigation.