Eddyville Police Chief and other officers exposed to opioids during arrest

The Eddyville Police Chief, a Lyon County Deputy, and a KSP detective all had to be treated after being exposed to an unknown opioid during an arrest last week.

Lyon County Sheriff's Deputy Josh Travis, Eddyville Police Chief Jordan Parrish, and an unnamed Kentucky State Police detective all had to be administered Narcan on Tuesday after coming in contact with a woman accused of being intoxicated at a convenience store in Eddyville. Travis and Jordan responded to the store to find 50-year-old Mary Gammon of Evansville allegedly extremely intoxicated. 

Gammon was arrested, but on the drive to the Lyon County Jailer's Office, Parrish started to feel sick. He continued to get worse prompting the KSP detective to call for EMS. The EMS crew determined that Parrish, Travis, and the detective were all showing symptoms of overdose, indicating that they had come in contact with some type of opioid. All were given Narcan and all were treated and released from a local hospital. 

Gammons was put through a decontamination process before being sent to the Crittenden County Detention Center.

The investigation is ongoing.