PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — On Monday, September 16, detectives with the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office arranged to purchase methamphetamine from Crystal Ramage in a parking lot at 2627 Lone Oak Road. Ramage, 36, of Melber, was arrested after the transaction and found in possession of methamphetamine.
Detectives also arrested Ramage’s boyfriend, Richard A. King, 50, who was present during the operation and implicated in trafficking. The investigation traced the methamphetamine back to Vernon Matthew Bradley, 53, who lives nearby at 244 Iroquois Drive.
Upon locating Bradley at his residence, detectives executed a search warrant and discovered a methamphetamine lab, smoking pipes, marijuana, digital scales, and other drug paraphernalia. Bradley and three others—Daniel J. Bundren, 26; April Diehl, 48; and Jennifer L. Powell, 49—all face drug-related charges.
Arrests and Charges:
- Crystal Ramage: Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, 1st degree; no operator’s license.
- Richard A. King: Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, 1st degree.
- Daniel J. Bundren: Possession of Methamphetamine; Possession of Marijuana; Possession of drug paraphernalia.
- April Diehl: Possession of Methamphetamine; Possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Vernon Matthew Bradley: Manufacturing Methamphetamine; Trafficking in Methamphetamine; Possession of Marijuana; Possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Jennifer L. Powell: Possession of Methamphetamine; Possession of drug paraphernalia.
All six individuals were lodged in the McCracken County Regional Jail. The investigation remains ongoing.
