According to the Marshall County Sheriff's Office, a deputy was dispatched to Olive Hamlet Road in reference to a man that was possibly under the influence. The deputy located the man, 53-year-old Brian West, of Fairdale, KY, and determined he was under the influence of some kind of illegal drug.
EMS transported West to the emergency room at Marshall County Hosptial. According to police, methamphetamine was found in a container on West's key ring. West reportedly admitted to using meth and heroin in the last two days.
West was arrested and charged with possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
