Laurel County, Ky. man faces meth charges

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A Laurel County, Kentucky, man is facing charges for allegedly cooking methamphetamine inside his home.

Police arrested 39-year-old Richard Ehlers around 4 a.m. Sunday at his residence in East Bernstadt, about 10 miles north of London.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a black cooler in the bedroom under a baby bed containing several baggies of suspected meth, three glass pipes containing suspected meth residue, two baggies of marijuana and seven packs of Suboxone strips.

Police say there were a 15-month-old child and a 9-year-old child present in the residence.

Ehlers’ charges include possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, wanton endangerment, and possession of marijuana.

He was being held in the Laurel County Correctional Center on $1,000 bond. Jail records do not list an attorney for Ehlers.

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