Four arrested on drug charges

Arrested (L-R) Evans R. Evans, Sheila D. Thacker, Sarah K. Holt and Terry B. Mathis

Four people were arrested after a traffic stop led to a search warrant at a southside Paducah motel.
Officer Alex Liebenrood stopped a vehicle at Lieberman and Bridge streets after he saw the passenger was not wearing a seat belt. Liebenrood became suspicious and requested one of the department’s K9s conduct an open air search around the vehicle.

K9 Don and his handler, Officer A.J. Parrish, responded and Don alerted to the presence of illegal narcotics. A search of the vehicle yielded a gram of methamphetamine and a glass smoking pipe with residue. A female passenger, Sarah Holt, claimed ownership of the drugs and pipe and said she had hidden them when the vehicle was stopped by Liebenrood.

While the occupants were out of the vehicle, officers saw the driver, Terry Mathis, remove pills from his pocket and try to step on them. Mathis admitted they were Lortabs, for which he does not have a prescription.

Mathis and Holt were arrested on the above-listed charges. Liebenrood learned during his investigation that the methamphetamine in Holt’s possession had been purchased at a motel on Bridge Street. Drug officers were contacted, and a search warrant was obtained for the room.
A search was conducted, and officers located nearly two ounces of methamphetamine, numerous items of drug paraphernalia and a .25-caliber handgun. Two occupants of the room, Sheila Thacker and Evan Evans, were arrested on the above-listed charges. They, along with Mathis and Holt, were
booked into McCracken County Regional Jail.

Suspect(s): Terry B. Mathis, 66, of Calvert City, arrested on charges of first degree possession of a controlled substance, tampering with physical evidence and failure to wear a seat belt

Sheila D. Thacker, 61, of Bronson Avenue, arrested on charges of first-degree trafficking a controlled substance and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon

Sarah K. Holt, 25, of Barnes Street, arrested on charges of first-degree possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and tampering with physical evidence

Evan R. Evans, 51, of Benton, KY, arrested on a charge of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance