In the early morning hours of Feb. 19, 2026, at approximately 3:03 a.m., an officer with the Arkansas City Police Department conducted a traffic stop in the 300 block of East Windsor Road for an equipment violation. While speaking with the occupants of the vehicle, the officer detected the odor of marijuana. The driver was identified as Michael Sonethip Keophonthepha, 45, of Winfield, and the passenger as Roger Wayne White Jr., 40, of Arkansas City. Both individuals were asked to exit the vehicle while officers conducted a search. During the search, officers located methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, and numerous items of drug paraphernalia. Both men were arrested on multiple charges.