A Grayson County man with a history of drug trafficking arrests has been jailed after police found methamphetamine during his DUI arrest.
Grayson County Deputy Joel Baker arrested 44-year-old Wendel A. McAllister, of Big Clifty, on Tuesday night at approximately 9:40 on DUI and drug possession charges on School House Road.
McAllister was stopped after Baker received a reckless driving complaint from Central Dispatch. He initially made contact with McAllister’s Chevrolet truck on Beaver Dam Road as it approached Shrewsbury Road, according to the arrest citation. The truck pulled into a convenience store, as Baker waited for the truck to continue.
The deputy then followed the vehicle for one mile and observed the truck cross the center line three times, the citation states. As the truck, now traveling south on Shrewsbury Road, approached School House Road, “it abruptly went into the right turn lane,” resulting in Baker initiating a traffic stop.
Upon making contact with McAllister, Baker observed that the suspect was “sweating profusely” and could not provide the vehicle’s registration or proof of insurance, the citation states. During his interaction with the suspect, Baker noticed a plastic Ziploc bag that, upon examination, contained an additional bag containing methamphetamine. Marijuana and drug paraphernalia were also found.
McAllister was given a field sobriety test and arrested. In addition to DUI and possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), he was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to produce an insurance card.
He was transported to Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center where he consented to a blood draw. McAllister was then lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center.
According to online records, since 2019, McAllister has been charged in both Grayson and Breckinridge counties for trafficking in methamphetamine and opiates at least eight times.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
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