A Big Clifty man with an arrest history dating back approximately 40 years has been indicted on six drug and gun charges.
On Monday night at approximately 10:50, Grayson County Deputy Nick Pruitt arrested 86-year-old Marchmond J. Cottrell at his Hardin Springs Road residence on an indictment warrant initiated by a Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force investigation.
The indictment charges the suspect with possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of marijuana, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, first-degree persistent felony offender, and possession of drug paraphernalia. The drug charges are enhanced by the presence of a firearm.
He was lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center but is no longer listed as an inmate.
According to a law enforcement official, Cottrell’s arrest history dates back to at least the early 1980s. More recently, Cottrell, who is on probation until February 2025, according to the Kentucky Department of corrections, was convicted in Grayson County in December 2019 for possession of a controlled substance (drug unspecified), tampering with physical evidence and cultivating marijuana (more than five plants).
Cottrell’s marijuana trafficking conviction resulted from a June 2018 raid on Cottrell’s home after the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office received a tip on the location of a fugitive. During a search of the residence, police not only captured the fugitive, 46-year-old Brian Keown, of Leitchfield, but also three other wanted individuals.
Additionally, deputies located over 80 marijuana plants on the property, resulting in the arrest of Cottrell for cultivating marijuana.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
