Two Arrested on Drug Charges After Traffic Stops in Kentucky and Missouri
Two traffic stops in Kentucky and Missouri resulted in drug charges. In Greenup County, a half-pound of suspected methamphetamine was found, leading to charges against two individuals. In Miller County, 28.9 grams of methamphetamine were discovered, and two people face felony delivery charges.
Two separate traffic stops in Kentucky and Missouri led to drug charges against multiple individuals. In Greenup County, Kentucky, deputies found a half-pound of a crystallized substance believed to be methamphetamine during a safety checkpoint, while in Miller County, Missouri, law enforcement discovered 28.9 grams of methamphetamine in a vehicle.
In Greenup County, the arrests took place about 10 p.m. Saturday during a safety checkpoint. The driver, Hanford M. Throughman of Garrison, Ky., was charged with operating without a license, improper registration, failure to maintain insurance, trafficking a controlled substance, drug paraphernalia, improper equipment and possession of an open alcohol container. A passenger, Maria Crabtree of Lucasville, Ohio, was charged with importing heroin, trafficking a controlled substance, drug paraphernalia and a probation violation. Deputies also found a loaded syringe, a digital scale and several small bags during a search of the vehicle.
In Miller County, Chrystal Morrison of Eldon and Benjamin Stephenson of Henley were charged Thursday with felony delivery of a controlled substance after law enforcement allegedly discovered 28.9 grams of methamphetamine in Stephenson's car. The traffic stop occurred in the 600 block of Business 54 in Eldon for a defective license plate lamp and crossing the white line. Law enforcement believed Morrison was driving and had a felony warrant for her arrest. Morrison allegedly gave a fake name and attempted to run on foot before being stopped. A K-9 free air sniff led to a probable cause search, which found a cup with a hollowed bottom containing multiple bags of methamphetamine totaling 28.9 grams. Four of the baggies were near-evenly distributed in weight, consistent with distribution. Both subjects said they did not own the substance. Morrison is a prior drug offender with a felony conviction on Aug. 22, 2022, and Stephenson is currently on probation for possession of a controlled substance.