At approximately 12:30 am Saturday morning Deputy Richard Shirley performed a traffic stop of a Chevrolet Spark automobile on Ringgold Road after it failed to stop at a Stop Sign. The Deputy made contact with the driver, Derrick Whitaker and his passenger, Christina Sroufe. Following a brief interview of both subjects, permission to search the vehicle was obtained. Deputy Shirley discovered a Ruger handgun under the front seat of the vehicle and a glass pipe as well as 5 baggies containing a white crystalline substance (totaling 4.7 grams) that Ms. Sroufe identified as methamphetamine.
Christina Sroufe, age 51 of Highway 635 in Science Hill, Kentucky was arrested and charged with: 1. Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st Degree, 1st Off. (Methamphetamine). 2. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. 3. Carrying a Concealed Weapon.
Christina Sroufe was lodged in the Pulaski County Detention Center without incident. No charges have been brought against the driver of the vehicle, Derrick Whitaker.
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