Three in custody after drug bust in Ledbetter

Three people are in custody after a drug investigation in Livingston County last week.

According to the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office, Livingston and McCracken deputies, along with the Kentucky State Police, executed a search warrant Thursday as part of a joint drug investigation into methamphetamine trafficking.

The warrant was served at a residence on Gass Road in Ledbetter.

During the search, officers reportedly found one pound of suspected methamphetamine, 200 grams of suspected marijuana, Schedule II narcotic pills, over $7,000 in cash, and loaded firearms.

The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office arrested 68-year-old Stewart “Lynn” Dickerson of Ledbetter, 53-year-old Eric Hinchey of Paducah, and 46-year-old Donna Craig of Ledbetter.

All three were charged with enhanced trafficking in marijuana and meth, and possession of a controlled substance.

Dickerson and Hinchey were also charged with possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.