A Leitchfield man convicted two-and-a-half years ago for trafficking in methamphetamine has been arrested again for drug trafficking.
Monday night at approximately 10:45, Leitchfield Police Officer Tamara Jupin executed a traffic stop on Floyd Street on a Chevrolet Suburban with only one working headlight. Upon making contact with the driver, 45-year-old Christopher W. Coates, he gave Jupin permission to search the vehicle.
LPD Sgt. Keith Harrell soon arrived on scene, and during the search officers located over two grams of methamphetamine and cash, police said.
Coates was arrested and charged with trafficking in a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and having only one working headlight.
He was lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center.
In August 2020, Coates was convicted in Grayson County on multiple charges, including trafficking in a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), second-degree persistent felony offender, and third-degree terroristic threatening, according to the Kentucky Department of Corrections (KDC).
He was sentenced to 15 years in prison on the methamphetamine trafficking conviction alone, the KDC states. Coates is on probation until September 2025.
Officers located Coates near where his wife was staying as he sat in a parked vehicle near Johnson Street in Leitchfield. Police obtained a search warrant for the vehicle, and during the search located a significant amount of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
Harrell arrested Coates and charged him with trafficking in a controlled substance (methamphetamine, his second offense at the time), possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), third-degree terroristic threatening, and public intoxication (excludes alcohol).
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
