Drug and Identity Felonies Land Pair In Platte County Jail

The Missouri Highway Patrol arrested a pair of individuals late Tuesday in Platte County on drug and identity theft charges.

According to the arrest reports from Troop A of the Highway Patrol 21-year-old Kansas City resident Laura E. King and 45-year-old Grandview resident Ricky J. Eastin were both arrested at 10:34 P.M. Tuesday in Platte County on charges of felony possession of a controlled substance and felony possession of drug paraphernalia.

King was also arrested on a charge of identity theft.

Both individuals were booked into the Platte County jail on 24-hour holds.