KNOX COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) — A call about a man passed out in the roadway Tuesday led deputies to a suspected drug and DUI arrest.
A deputy responded to Ascot Drive and found a man lying in the middle of the road. The man began to regain consciousness and appeared to have minor cuts on his knee.
While at the scene, the deputy noticed a vehicle parked in the driveway of the West Knox Volunteer Fire Rescue Department with the passenger door open and keys still in the ignition. Inside, a man was found unconscious in the driver’s seat and was later identified as 23-year-old Kaden Shook of Louisville.
The deputy made contact with Shook as he woke up and asked him to step out of the vehicle. During the encounter, Shook reportedly placed his phone on the roof of the car along with a small bag containing a brown substance believed to be heroin, according to authorities. He was then taken into custody.
Deputies said a search of the vehicle uncovered:
A pipe with suspected methamphetamine residue
A bag and a medicine bottle containing a substance believed to be fentanyl
A white rock-like substance believed to be methamphetamine
Shook was transported to the Knox County Detention Center and faces multiple charges, including:
Possession of a controlled substance, first degree (heroin)
Possession of a controlled substance, first degree (methamphetamine)
Possession of a controlled substance, first degree (fentanyl)
Possession of drug paraphernalia
Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a substance — third offense
Operating on a suspended license
No operator’s license
Failure to produce a license
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