Paducah Man Arrested on Drug Charges

A Paducah man was arrested Tuesday morning on drug charges, after deputies got a call about a suspicious vehicle off Cairo Road.

The McCracken County Sheriff's Department got a call Tuesday morning from Rural King on Cairo Road about a suspicious vehicle in their parking lot. The caller told deputies that a man in a vehicle was seen smoking something from an aluminum can.

Deputies responded and found 24-year-old Joshua Heater, of Paducah, sitting in his vehicle. Deputies said Heater appeared to be under the influence of drugs. Heater told deputies that he was unfamiliar with the area. He said had parked so he could rest, and that he had taken sleeping pills earlier in the morning. 

Deputies said they found the aluminum can, which had been used to smoke crack cocaine. They also found firearms in the vehicle.

Heater was arrested and booked into the McCracken County Jail on charges of public intoxication, possession of cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The investigation is ongoing, and deputies say more charges are possible.