Kentucky State Police and the Russell County Sheriff’s Office made a dozen drug-related arrests Wednesday morning into the afternoon as a result of a lengthy drug trafficking investigation.
Those arrested included the following individuals:
Thomas Fields, age 46 of Russell Springs, charged with trafficking in more than two grams of methamphetamine.
Mark W. Wilson, age 47 of Russell Springs, charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and failure to appear.
Lagena Beth Bottoms, age 53 of Russell Springs, charged with multiple counts of trafficking in methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Mackenzie Goodson, age 34 of Russell Springs, charged with trafficking in more than 5 pounds of marijuana.
Yevonda Popplewell, age 40 of Somerset, charged with possession of methamphetamine, tampering with physical evidence, bail jumping, and multiple other bench warrants.
Matthew Adam Burton, age 32 of Jamestown, charged with trafficking in more than two grams of methamphetamine and being a persistent felony offender.
Jeramy C. Graham, age 30 of Russell Springs, charged with trafficking in more than two grams of methamphetamine.
Several other individuals who are already incarcerated were served with additional sealed warrants. Those individuals were identified by the sheriff’s office as 35-year-old Minnie Peterson of Russell Springs, 26-year-old Kolby Scott Conner of Jamestown, 22-year-old Noah Rexroat of Russell Springs, Tony Brummett and Leandra Henry.
Multiple search warrants in Russell County resulted in stolen items and firearms being recovered, according to Sheriff Derek Polston.
Polston said more arrests are forthcoming, as some individuals could not be located, and the investigations are ongoing.
