Paducah man arrested after firearms intercepted in shipment to California

The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Paducah man on multiple charges after firearms were intercepted in a shipment to California.

Last July, detectives with the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation into suspected methamphetamine trafficking and illegal firearms. 

On Tuesday, detectives working in conjunction with a United States Postal Inspector, intercepted a package mailed from Paducah to California containing two firearms. 

Detectives determined that 45-year-old James Climpson of Paducah had possessed and illegally shipped the firearms. Climpson is a convicted felon and is prohibited by law from possessing firearms. Federal law also restricts the shipment of firearms by individuals who are not federally licensed.

Detectives later located Climpson and transported him to the McCracken County Regional Jail.