3 men arrested after drugs found in 2 Logan County homes, authorities say

LOGAN COUNTY, Ky. (WKRN) — Three men are facing charges following the discovery of drugs in two Logan County homes earlier this week.

The South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force said its agents, along with members of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, served two separate search warrants in Logan County on Tuesday, April 9.

According to officials, one of the warrants was served at 59-year-old Timothy Anderson’s residence in the 700 block of Lewisburg Edwards Road in Russellville. Law enforcement reportedly found crystal meth, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, digital scales, several types of pills that have yet to be identified, and a substantial amount of cash.

Authorities said the second search warrant was served at the Lewisburg home of 47-year-old Melvin T. Wright in the 100 block of Mulberry Street, where agents found a large quantity of crystal meth, as well as items pertaining to trafficking crystal meth. Wright was arrested, along with Christopher Wall, 27, of Lewisburg.

These investigations are ongoing at this time.

Although these investigations are still ongoing, officials said the three individuals were charged with the following offenses:

• Timothy Anderson:
  • First-degree trafficking of a controlled substance (first offense, less than 2 grams of meth)
  • Trafficking marijuana (first offense, between 8 ounces and 5 pounds of marijuana)
  • Possession of drug paraphernalia
• Melvin T. Wright:
  • First-degree trafficking of a controlled substance (first offense, less than 2 grams of meth)
  • Possession of drug paraphernalia
• Christopher Wall:
  • First-degree trafficking of a controlled substance (more than 2 grams of meth)
  • Possession of drug paraphernalia

The South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force shared a message from its director, Jacky Hunt, in a statement on Thursday, April 11:

Our Detectives are working really hard to combat the surge of Meth and Fentanyl that has come into our area. I worry every day that our funding and our budget will be overwhelmed by the amount of work that goes into properly combating the Drug problem in our area. Director Hunt stated that the cost of doing our business has risen sharply in recent years but his budget has not keep up with it. He urges citizens reach out to their local State Congressman or State Senator and let them know how much they care about the Drug problem in our area.

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