Crime

Eleven arrested as Jackson County deputies target impaired drivers

Jackson County sheriff’s deputies targeted impaired drivers at a checkpoint between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 5 a.m. Thursday.
Jackson County sheriff’s deputies targeted impaired drivers at a checkpoint between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 5 a.m. Thursday.

Jackson County sheriff’s deputies made 11 arrests, seven for allegedly driving while intoxicated, during a saturation patrol between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 5 a.m. Thursday.

Two people were arrested on weapons charges, one for resisting arrest and one for an outstanding warrant.

Mike Hendricks: 816-234-4738, @kcmikehendricks

This story was originally published November 24, 2016 at 9:38 AM with the headline "Eleven arrested as Jackson County deputies target impaired drivers."

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