On 10/08/2022 the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office responded to a local Pharmacy to investigate a report of stolen medication.
During the investigation, it was determined that an employee, Ashley M. Kell, 37, of Paducah KY, had stolen several dosage units of Hydrocodone pills. On 10/10/2022 Detectives with the McCracken County Sheriff Office interviewed Kell. Kell admitted that she had stolen the medication and subsequently sold the medication in McCracken County.
Kell was arrested and charged with the following:
TBUT OR DISP CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE U$10,000
TRAFFICKING IN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 1ST DEGREE 1ST OFFENSE (>OR =10 D.U. DRUG UNSPECIFIED)