Man facing drug charges after traffic stop in Graves County

GRAVES COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – A man faces drug, firearms and other charges after a traffic stop in Graves County on January 2.

Espiridion A. Yanez, 37, of Bertram Texas, faces charges of receiving stolen property (firearm), possession of a controlled substance 1st degree, 1st offense (methamphetamine) (enhanced), drug paraphernalia buy/possess (enhanced), careless driving, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance 1st offense, and no operators/moped license.

Graves County Sheriff’s Deputy Tyler Crane conducted a traffic stop at the 19 mile marker of Interstate 69 for traffic violations on Tuesday, January 2 around 1:22 a.m.

Yanez was asked to exit the vehicle. Deputy Crane conducted Standardized Field Sobriety Testing.

After conducting the test, Yanez was arrested for driving under the influence of what Deputy Crane suspected to be a controlled substance.

After a search of the immediate area to Yanez, a methamphetamine pipe with residue inside was found, according to the Graves County Sheriff’s Office.

A further search of the vehicle yielded two separate baggies containing methamphetamine and a 9mm handgun that was reported and confirmed stolen out of Austin, Texas.

Deputy Crane was assisted by Deputy Austin Ramage.

Yanez was taken to the Graves County RC Center where jail staff moved him to an out of county facility.