The Seward County Sheriff’s Office is thanking emergency responders for potentially saving a deputy’s life.
It started on Feb. 12 at approximately 3:20 am, when a Seward County Deputy initiated a traffic stop on Interstate 80 near the Utica exit on a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The vehicle was occupied by four males, 2 adult and 2 juveniles.
During the traffic stop, the deputy smelled alcohol on the driver’s breath. The driver was arrested for DUI. A search of the vehicle and other occupants lead to the deputies locating a baggie containing a white powder, which deputies suspected to be a controlled substance. The subjects in the vehicle became volatile and refused to cooperate with law enforcement. An altercation ensued between the deputies and one of the passengers of the vehicle.