Already wanted in Bourbon County, man busted for drugs in another

PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A 27-year-old Paris, Ky., man is arrested on drug trafficking charges in Pulaski County, Ky.

According to Pulaski County Sheriff Greg Speck, James Deshaun Washington, of Glovers Lane in Paris, is charged with trafficking in meth, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana as well as failure to appear and cocaine trafficking in Bourbon County District Court.

According to the sheriff, Deputy Brandon Smith was conducting patrol duties on South Highway 27 when he saw a car cross the white line several times. Smith made a traffic stop near the intersection of Boat Dock Road and Deerfield Lane where he made contact with the woman driving.

The woman told the deputy she’d picked up her passenger, later identified as Washington, earlier at the Motel 6, Speck said.

A records check found Washington was wanted on two Bourbon County District Court warrants. During a search, Smith recovered narcotics and $1,893 cash, the sheriff said.

A search of Washington’s hotel room also recovered marijuana, three grams of heroin, a gram of cocaine, and 21 grams of meth, the sheriff said.

The investigation continues by Deputy Brandon Smith and the Narcotics Division of the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office.