Just after 9 p.m. on Saturday night, Casey County Deputy Austin Harris was monitoring traffic at the intersection of East KY70 and KY198 when he observed a 2003 Ford Taurus with an unlit rear license plate, and initiated a traffic stop.

The driver, Donnesia Richards, admitted she didn't have an insurance card. K9 Nitro was deployed and detected a positive alert on the driver's side door.
Deputy Harris asked Richards if there was anything illegal in the vehicle, to which she responded no. He then noticed three children in car seats, not strapped in correctly. Richards confirmed there was someone available to pick up her children.

Richards had glassy, bloodshot eyes and the odor of alcohol was detected coming from her person. When asked, she admitted to drinking three shooters. A PBT test showed a significant presence of alcohol. After a friend arrived to pick up the children, a search of the vehicle revealed an empty shooter and a THC vape pen in Richards' purse.
Richards admitted to drinking and using the THC vape pen about an hour prior. She failed Field Sobriety Tests.

Donnesia Richards, (aka Donnesia Japri Hunn), age 29, of Middleburg, was lodged in the Casey County Jail on charges of Endangering the Welfare of a Minor, DUI (aggravating circumstance), No Insurance, Driving on Expired Operator's License, Rear License Not Illuminated, and Failure to Use Child Restraint Device in a motor vehicle.