Perry County Sheriff's Office Arrests Three in Separate Meth Trafficking Cases

Deputy Chris Jones found 385 grams of suspected methamphetamine inside a Millie Ann Drive residence in Hazard when he served a search warrant there March 8, capping two days of enforcement activity that produced three arrests across Perry County in separate trafficking investigations.

The seizure at Millie Ann Drive also turned up cash, drug paraphernalia and pills. Deputy Jones arrested Michael S. Thompson, 42, who lived at that address, on charges of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (greater than or equal to 2 grams of methamphetamine, second or greater offense), possession of drug paraphernalia and second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (greater than or equal to 20 dosage units, unspecified, first offense).

The enforcement effort began a day earlier, on March 7, when deputies went to conduct a "knock and talk" at a residence on Lost Creek Road. According to the arrest citation Deputy Jones wrote, he arrived to find three individuals in the garage, one of them Jeffrey Scott Jones, 55, of Lost Creek, who told Deputy Jones to leave. The citation notes that Jeffrey Jones did not live at that residence and was not its owner. Deputy Jones then spoke with the homeowner, who said there shouldn't be anybody in his garage and gave permission to enter.

The first arrest in the two-case series stemmed from that Lost Creek Road visit. The Perry County Sheriff's Office has not publicly identified the third person arrested, and the charges connected to the March 7 incident have not been detailed in available records. Deputies collected evidence from both incidents, including items placed on display at the sheriff's office.

The identity and charges of the third arrestee remain unconfirmed in public reporting. The 385 grams of material recovered from Millie Ann Drive is described in the arrest citation as suspected methamphetamine; no laboratory confirmation has been publicly released.