Photo: Hopkins Co. Jail/David Stone
A traffic stop in Madisonville Wednesday afternoon led to the arrest of an Earlington man for trafficking drugs and two others for possessing drugs.
The Madisonville/Hopkins County Vice/Narcotics Unit says detectives were conducting surveillance on Weldon Avenue due to recent drug trafficking complaints when at 1:45pm they observed the driver of a SUV leave a residence and commit a traffic violation. Detectives say a back seat passenger, 64-year old David Stone of Earlington, tried to throw a baggie of methamphetamine and two Percoset pills as he got out of the vehicle. Detectives detained Stone and reportedly found two more baggies containing crack cocaine in his clothing.
During a search of the vehicle, the report says detectives found another baggie of meth and items of drug paraphernalia underneath the front passenger seat occupied by 41-year old Derek Magness, of Madisonville, which he admitted belonged to him. Stone and Magness were taken into custody and transported to the Hopkins County Jail.
Detectives then obtained a search warrant at the home on Weldon Avenue where they found meth, synthetic drugs, and drug paraphernalia. 31-year old Jessica Higdon, of Madisonville, was arrested and taken to the Hopkins County Jail.
Stone was charged with two counts of 1st Degree Trafficking a Controlled Substance 2nd Offense (Meth), one count of 1st Degree Trafficking a Controlled Substance 2nd Offense (Cocaine), and one count of 1st Degree Trafficking a Controlled Substance 2nd Offense (Opiates).
Magness and Higdon were both charged with 1st Degree Possession of Controlled Substance (Meth) and Possession of Drug Parpahernalia. Higdon was also charged with 1st Degree Possession of Synthetic Drugs.
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