On Monday, detectives with the Paducah Police Department were driving along 21st Street when they reportedly noticed an SUV that matched the description of a vehicle that had been involved in a theft investigation.
As detectives were investigating, the vehicle reportedly sped away on Jefferson Street, turning onto 23rd Street, then quickly parking in an alley.
When detectives approached the vehicle, 33-year-old Antonio Jackson and two children under 12-years-old left the vehicle. Jackson told officers that he doesn't live at the home near where he had parked, and didn't know the occupants. He allegedly told detectives that he was only going for a walk with the children.
According to the detectives, the vehicle smelled strongly of marijuana and Jackson admitted that there was marijuana in the vehicle. After a search of the vehicle, detectives reportedly found a digital scale, packaging, 1.9 pounds of marijuana, $1,700 in cash, and a handgun. Detectives say Jackson is a convicted felon.
He is being charged with possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, and trafficking in marijuana firearm enhanced. He was lodged in the McCracken County Jail, and the children were released to a grandparent.