On Thursday night at approximately 6:40, the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Louisville woman on a theft warrant and drug charge in Big Clifty.
According to the arrest citation, deputies received information that a female passenger in a vehicle thought to be in the Big Clifty area had a warrant for her arrest. The suspect is accused of illegally taking an acquaintance’s vehicle on February 13 and never returning the car, a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu.
Sgt. Fred Norder spotted the vehicle the suspect was traveling in, a 2005 Buick Century, in the parking lot of the Dollar General Store in Big Clifty, at 9861 Elizabethtown Road. Norder entered the store and made contact with the suspect, 35-year-old Ashley R. Dulak, of Louisville, and 29-year-old Dustin M. Kraus, also of Louisville.
According to the citation, Kraus told Norder he did not have a driver’s license on him and gave Norder a false name and social security number. Further investigation showed that Kraus had an active arrest warrant out of Jefferson County for failure to pay a fine on a traffic violation.
While questioning Dulak, she admitted to Norder that she had a used syringe, which contained heroin, in her purse in the Buick.
Norder’s K-9 partner, Marco, was then led around the outside of the Buick with the drug dog indicating on the car. A search of the vehicle’s interior revealed the used syringe Dulak admitted to possessing, a second used syringe and a very small amount of marijuana.
Dulak was arrested and charged with the outstanding warrant for theft by unlawful taking (more than $500, less than $10,000, a class D felony) and possession of drug paraphernalia. Kraus was charged with several non-moving violations, as well as the outstanding warrant. Both were lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center. Kraus has since been released.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com or 270-259-6000
