LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) – Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested 12 people in a drug investigation.
The Laurel County Sheriff reports that deputies started investigating after their office received numerous complaints about drug activity, a lot of cars in the area and cars driving recklessly through a neighborhood off Bryant’s Way about 2 miles west of London.
Reportedly detectives obtained a search warrant for a home in that area and found more than 29 grams of what is believed to be crystal meth, several needles, straws, and glass pipes.
The sheriff says deputies also found several people who were intoxicated, a person driving under the influence and several individuals who are wanted on outstanding warrants.
The 12 arrested were identified as:
- Bradley Walters age 28 of Oak Grove Church Rd., Corbin charged with trafficking in a controlled substance – first-degree – first offense – methamphetamine; possession of drug paraphernalia. In addition, this subject was charged on a Laurel District Court bench warrant of arrest charging failure to appear in court on charges of theft by unlawful taking under $500
- Jacob Mosgrove age 24 of Tiffany Ln., Corbin charged with trafficking in a controlled substance – first-degree – first offense – methamphetamine; possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Ashley Jackson age 39 of Bryant’s way, London charged with trafficking in a controlled substance – first-degree – first offense – methamphetamine; possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Hannah Gabrielle Craft age 20 of Paul Marcum Rd., London charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence – first offense; failure to wear seatbelts – this subject was operating a gray colored Chevrolet Cobalt at a high rate of speed and on the wrong side of the street and admitted using meth a couple of days ago.
- Rachelelaren Patterson age 20 of Blue Spruce court, Versailles, KY charged with public intoxication – controlled substances.
- Tiffany L Wardrup age 28 of KY 1394, East Bernstadt charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Jaelan Carroll age 18 of Glenn View Rd., London charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Dylan Mosley age 23 of West Laurel Rd., London charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Jeremiah R. Smith age 37 of McGee Rd., Lily charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Gary Creech age 33 of Honeysuckle Ln., London charged on a Laurel District Court warrant of arrest charging failure to comply with sex offender registration.
- Noel McQueen age 56 of Walnut Rd., Lily charged on a Laurel District Court bench warrant of arrest charging failure to appear in court on numerous violations. In addition, this subject was charged on a second Laurel District Court bench warrant of arrest charging failure to appear in court on charges of disorderly conduct – second-degree.
- David Combs age 31 of Highway 1394, East Bernstadt charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. In addition, this subject was also charged with promoting contraband – first-degree and trafficking in a controlled substance – first-degree – first offense – methamphetamine after this subject while being booked into the Laurel County detention center was found by staff there with two plastic bags of a white crystal substance in his possession.
All were taken to the Laurel County Detention Center.
Sheriff John Root says the “war on drugs” continues in Laurel County and his office will investigate any tips that come in.
