According to Pulaski County Sheriff Greg Speck, two Pulaski County residents were arrested Saturday night, September 26, 2020 after a Deputy conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle they occupied.

Deputy Marcus Harrison observed a 1973 Dodge pickup truck on Highway 3057 in Ferguson with one tail lamp that was not illuminated. A vehicle registration check also revealed that the tag had expired in March of 2017.

The Deputy conducted a traffic stop and made contact with the driver, Robert R. Kinney, age 41 of Highway 635, Science Hill, Kentucky. Several field sobriety tests were performed on Mr. Kinney that resulted in his arrest for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of controlled substances.

Prior to a search of the vehicle, a female passenger in the vehicle, Ricki L. Wilson, age 46 of Roberts Port Road, Nancy, Kentucky was asked to step out of the vehicle. The search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 20 grams of methamphetamine in individual baggies, $780 in cash, a Hi-Point handgun and a set of digital scales.

Pulaski County 911 Dispatch confirmed that the handgun had been reported stolen. 

Both subjects were arrested and transported to the Detention Center charged with the following:
 

Robert R. Kinney was charged with:
1. No Registration Plates
2. Failure of Non-Owner Operator to Maintain Required Insurance, 1st Offense
3. Driving on DUI Suspended License-1st Offense
4. Trafficking in Controlled Substance, 1st Degree, 1st Offense (> = 2grams Methamphetamine) (Enhanced)
5. Possession of Handgun By Convicted Felon
6. Receiving Stolen Property (Firearm)

7. Drug Paraphernalia-Deliver/Manufacture
8. Operating Motor Vehicle Under Influence of Controlled Substance 3rd Degree
9. Obscuring the Identity of a Machine U/$500
 

Ricki L. Wilson was charged with:
1. Trafficking in Controlled Substance, 1st Degree, 1st Offense (> = 2 grams Methamphetamine) Enhanced)
2. Drug Paraphernalia-Deliver/Manufacture
3. Receiving Stolen Property (Firearm)
 

Sergeant Richard Smith assisted Deputy Harrison at the scene. The investigation continues by Deputy Harrison and the Narcotics Division of the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office.