Traffic stop leads to arrest on drug, other charges

Saturday, April 2, a Waukon police officer conducted a traffic stop on Highway 9 just north of Waukon. As a result of the traffic stop, 23-year-old Briante C. Banks of La Crosse, WI was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Interference with Official Acts, after he was found to be providing false identification information. Banks was also found to have an active felony warrant through the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
The Waukon Police Department was assisted by the Allamakee County Sheriff's Office. A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.