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Four Arrested for Alleged Meth Trafficking, Organized Crime Activities After Search Warrant at Kentucky Home, Police Say

KENTUCKY — Four suspects were arrested in Kentucky this week for allegedly engaging in organized crime and trafficking methamphetamine, according to state police.

J.C. Sutton, Jefferey A. Hatfield, Tabatha L. Embry and Jenna L. Wooldridge were each charged with first-degree meth trafficking and engaging in organized crime after Kentucky state troopers executed a search warrant at a residence on Friendship Road in Fordsville.

Sutton was also charged with resisting arrest and operating a vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance.

Fordsville is 85 miles southwest of Louisville.

Troopers reported finding bags of suspected meth as well as paraphernalia and marijuana when the search warrant was executed around 7 p.m. the day after the Memorial Day holiday this Tuesday.

Sutton, 44, of Fordsville, and Wooldridge, 40, of Tell City, Ind., were also each charged with first-degree meth possession.

Additionally, Hatfield, 39, of Reynolds Station, and Embry, 39, of Fordsville, were each charged with possessing marijuana and paraphernalia.

All four suspects were transported to the Ohio County Detention Center in Hartford, and Kentucky State Police say the investigation is ongoing.