Lexington man arrested in Graves County on drug, gun charges

A call in Graves County about a man reportedly passed out in a vehicle ended with the arrest of a Lexington man on gun and drug charges Saturday night.

The Graves County Sheriff's Office said they received a call at 7pm about a man possibly passed out in a vehicle near the intersection of Ory Lane and Burnett Chapel Road. When authorities arrived they reportedly found 55-year-old Gary Wayne Hoskins of Lexington, slumped over the steering wheel with the engine running. 

While searching the vehicle deputies said they found three firearms as well as controlled substances which included Hydrocodone, Xanax, Clonazepan, and Tadialil. 

The suspect is a convicted felon and cannot legally possess any firearms. 

Hoskins was charged with DUI, possession of a controlled substances, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of drug paraphernalia, illegal possession of a legend drug.