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'Drug Deal Gone Bad' Leads to Multiple Charges

'Drug Deal Gone Bad' Leads to Multiple Charges
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Feb. 14, 2019 | BARDWELL
By West Kentucky Star Staff Feb. 14, 2019 | 07:55 PM | BARDWELL
A Bardwell man was arrested on multiple charges after an incident on Wednesday. 

According to the Carlisle County Sheriff's Department, they were dispatched to the intersection of US Highway 51 and County Road 1229, about 3 miles south of Bardwell. They determined that 29-year-old Timothy Hunter King had allegedly rammed another vehicle with his vehicle, and then pointed a handgun at the other driver. 

The investigation led to the execution of a search warrant at a home on County Road 1229, where a strong chemical odor was detected as deputies went inside. A second search warrant was then obtained because there was suspected methamphetamine in the home. 

Bardwell Firefighters were called to the scene to help ventilate the property, and the subsequent search led to discovery of several jars that reportedly contained the by-products of meth production. A State Police disposal team was called to help remove the hazardous materials. 

Along with the alleged meth lab, deputies say they found marijuana, methamphetamine, pills, twelve guns, a ballistic vest and a military grenade. The Paducah Bomb Squad was called to remove and dispose of the grenade. 

The Sheriff's Department says the man admitted to making and selling meth, and using illegal drugs. He also indicated the incident involving the vehicles resulted from a "drug deal gone bad."

King faces charges of manufacturing methamphetamine, wanton endangerment 1st degree, possession of a meth precursor, trafficking in a controlled substance 1st degree, possession of a controlled substance 1st degree (opiates), possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, leaving the scene of an accident and menacing. All drug charges are firearm-enhanced, which can raise the possible penalty.

King was taken to Ballard County Jail on a $15,000 cash bond. 
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