According to Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron a vehicle traffic stop for a traffic violation has resulted in the arrest of a Monticello man for drug trafficking.
On January 6, 2025, at approximately 1:39 am Wayne County Sheriff Office Deputy Nick Bertram observed a Chevrolet pickup truck traveling through a red light at the intersection of Kentucky Highways 90 and 92. Deputy Bertram then conducted a traffic stop on the pickup to address the traffic violation. After making contact and questioning the operator, it led Deputy Bertram to obtain enough information and indicators to develop an illegal narcotic investigation. Deputy Bertram deployed his Deputy K-9 Unit Chaos for a free-air sniff around the vehicle. Deputy K-9 Chaos alerted positively for illegal narcotics being inside the vehicle.
Deputy Bertram with the assistance of Wayne County Sheriff Office Deputy Allen Cash conducted a search which resulted in several clear plastic baggies containing a crystal like substance known to be methamphetamine, and multiple glass smoking pipes common used with illegal narcotics being seized.
Deputy Bertram charged and arrested Jimmy C. Edwards of Monticello, KY. for trafficking in a controlled substance-1st degree (greater than or equal to 2 grams of methamphetamine), possession of drug paraphernalia and for disregarding a traffic control device.
Edwards was lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center.