According to Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron Wayne County Deputy Sheriff Casey Lang has arrested a Monticello man for driving under the influence of a controlled substance and drug charges.
At approximately 11:45 pm on January 2, 2026, Deputy Lang observed the Monticello man leaned over in his driver’s seat which appeared to be asleep or passed out while sitting at Murphys gas station in the Cumberland Crossing Shopping Center. When Deputy Lang approached the vehicle to ensure the man was ok he noticed 2 pills laying in a tile plate on the center console. Deputy Lang open the vehicles drivers door and awoke the driver. After speaking with the driver he consented to Deputy Langs request to take field sobriety test after admitting the use an illegal narcotic approximately 4 hours earlier. The driver failed those test and was placed under arrest at that time. A search of the vehicle resulted in Deputy Lang locating and seizing 4 pills identified as being alprazolam, 1 oblong pills identified as being acetaminophen, 1 oblong pill identified as being hydrocodone, a clear plastic bag containing marijuana and marijuana roaches along with a drug paraphernalia item. Deputy Lang transported the driver to the Wayne County Hospital Emergency room where a blood draw was taken.
Deputy Lang then lodged Nelson Coffey of Monticello, KY. on the charges of possession of a controlled substance-1st degree (hydrocodone), possession of a controlled substance-3rd degree (drug unspecified), operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and a violation for no registration plates.
Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron reports the following arrest.
Edwin Stringer of Monticello, KY. was arrested on a Pulaski County District Court Complaint Warrant of Arrest for theft by unlawful taking or disposition.
Stringer was lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center.