Paducah Woman Arrested on Multiple Drug Charges

A Paducah woman was arrested Monday on multiple drug charges.

According to the McCracken County Sheriff's Department, the incident happened just after midnight, when a deputy saw an SUV pull off the roadway and turn on its hazard lights. Deputies say the vehicle stopped on Sheehan Bridge Road and the passenger in the vehicle, 33-year-old Melissa Byrne, of Paducah, appeared very nervous. 

Deputies say Byrne gave them a false name and had warrants for her arrest. Byrne allegedly gave consent to a search, and when they got to her wallet, deputies say they located a plastic baggie containing one gram of methamphetamine, and several paraphernalia items.  

Also reportedly found in the vehicle was a plastic baggie containing marijuana, and a glass pipe with drug residue.    

Byrne was arrested and booked into the McCracken County Regional Jail on charges of possession of methamphetamine, three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and giving an officer a false name or address.