On Tuesday, February 13, 2024 Casey County Deputies Tyler Luttrell and Jake Atwood were conducting a safety checkpoint at the intersection of Ky 1547 and Ky 1859. A black Chevy pickup approached the check point and Deputy Atwood requested the driver's license and vehicle documentation.

The driver stated that he did not have a license and would have to look for his vehicle documents, while speaking with the driver, Atwood could smell the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the vehicle and noticed the driver had glassy eyes. He asked the driver about the odor and the driver stated that he had some open beer bottles in the floor. Atwood requested that the driver pull off of the roadway. He provided an I.D. and said his name was Jared Allen, age 35 of Scotts Chapel Rd., Liberty, KY.

Allen had two passengers in the vehicle with him, in the passenger front seat was Felipe Medellin, age 74 of KY-1547, Liberty, KY, and in the rear passenger seat was Judith Lane. Atwood asked Mr. Allen to step out and perform field sobriety tests and he did, he consented to an eye test and showed 3 of 6 clues, he stated that he did not feel comfortable taking a balance test due to having screws in his ankle. Atwood administered ARIDE sobriety test and lack of convergence was not present, during the modified romberg test Allen stated that 30 seconds had passed at a stopwatch time of 36 seconds. Allen advised that he had 3 beers after work but had drank them pretty fast and stated that he had gotten off of work at 3:15 p.m. A field breathe test was administered and it showed the presence of alcohol.

Deputy Atwood asked Allen if he had anything illegal in the vehicle and Allen stated that he did not so Atwood asked for consent to search and consent was granted. The Deputy asked Allen if he had any knives or anything on his person and he stated that he did have a pocket knife and handed it to Deputy Atwood. Allen began emptying out his pockets and showing the items he had, and Atwood advised him that he was going to check and make sure he didn't have anymore pocket knives or weapons.

When the Deputy patted Allen's right pocket he felt a small object that appeared to be hard and asked him what it was, Allen removed the object from his coin pocket and it was a white, oblong pill with the marking M367 on it. He stated the pill was a lortab. He advised that he was prescribed lortab's but they were 7.5 mg and not 10 mg like the one in his pocket.

Allen developed cotton mouth the more he talked and stated that he had taken a lortab after he had gotten off work. Allen's eyes were constricted, and Deputy Atwood asked him if he was still feeling the effects of the pill and he stated well his foot isn't hurting anymore. Atwood advised Allen that he was being placed under arrest and transported him to Casey County Hospital.

Upon arrival at the hospital, Deputy Atwood advised Allen of the implied consent warning and requested he take a blood test and he consented to the test.

Horizontal gaze nystagmus tests indicate: Operator showed equal pupil size; and equal tracking. Operator did not show resting nystagmus. Officer observed distinct and sustained nystagmus at maximum deviation in right eye; and onset of nystagmus at angle prior to 45 degrees in both left and right eyes. Operator showed 3 of 6 clues on HGN.

Allen was charged with Driving on a Suspended or Revoked License, DUI-2nd Offense, and Possession of Controlled Substance-1st Degree (Hyrdocodone).

Deputy Luttrell asked Medellin and Lane to exit the vehicle. Deputy Atwood began to frisk Lane and Deputy Luttrell frisked Medellin. After completing the frisk on Lane, Atwood noticed a white pill similar to the one Allen had on his person, lying on the ground below the passenger side of the vehicle. Deputy Luttrell picked it up and as Deputy Atwood walked to the passenger side of the truck there was another half of a white pill in the seat where Medellin was sitting. Atwood also located a straw underneath Medellin's seat and the straw had an additional white oblong pill inside of it along with a white residue. The markings on the pills were M367.

Medellin advised that he was prescribed the medication that we had located but his prescription was at home. Deputy Atwood advised Medellin that he was supposed to carry his medication in a proper container. Atwood advised Medellin he was being placed under arrest.

Medellin is charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance-1st Degree (Hydrocodone), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Prescription Controlled Substance Not in Proper Container.
 

Both men were transported to the Casey County Jail.