Complaint about shots fired turns into drug charges for Eddyville man

An Eddyville man is facing multiple drug-related charges after deputies responded to a report of shots fired on Friday afternoon.

The Lyon County Sheriff’s office and Kentucky State troopers responded to a residence on Friendship Road. A search uncovered two handguns, methamphetamine, marijuana and pills.

Deputies arrested 64-year-old Earl B. Molloy on charges of possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, trafficking in a controlled substance and possession of meth.

Molloy was taken to the Crittenden County Detention Center.


(Photo Lyon County Sheriffs office)