Two Drug Arrests During Prostitution Investigation

Two women were arrested Wednesday afternoon on drug charges during a prostitution investigation.

The McCracken County Sheriff's Department says detectives were investigating alleged prostitution and spoke to a woman who went by the name “Riley” on the phone and via text message. The woman agreed to travel to Reidland to meet the detectives.

Deputies said the woman, later identified as 28-year-old Kristy L. Wingham of Brookport, IL arrived in a vehicle driven by another woman, 39-year-old Melanie N. Jones of Jackson, TN. The vehicle reportedly had a false Tennessee registration and Jones did not have insurance.

Detectives said they found heroin, heroin paraphernalia, and prescription medication during a search of the vehicle, and that both women had track marks on their arms from suspected drug use.

Jones and Wingham were arrested and booked into the McCracken County Jail. Both women were charged with possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia and third degree possession of a controlled substance.