University Heights basketball coach indicted on drug trafficking charge

The head basketball coach of University Heights Academy in Hopkinsville was arrested Tuesday following an investigation by the DEA.

According to the Hopkinsville Police Department, Melvin Brown was indicted by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking conspiracy and money laundering charges.

Brown was arrested as the result of a joint investigation by the Paducah Drug Enforcement Administration Post, the Hopkinsville Police Department Special Investigations Section, and the DEA office in Tulsa.

The task force executed multiple search warrants Tuesday in Hopkinsville. Law enforcement seized a large amount of U.S. currency, a handgun, and illicit drugs. Following the search warrants, Brown was served his indictment warrant and put into the custody of federal authorities.



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