Paducah traffic stop leads to recovery of stolen gun, arrest

FOX23 News at 9 p.m.

PADUCAH, Ky., (KBSI) — A Paducah man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after a traffic stop led police to recover a stolen handgun and drugs, according to the Paducah Police Department.

Officers Alex Whitworth and Matt Strohmeier were patrolling near North 21st and Monroe streets around 3:28 p.m. when they stopped a vehicle driven by Lewis J. Boyd, 44, for a traffic violation.

During the stop, police K-9 Bary alerted to the presence of narcotics inside the vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle and Boyd turned up a hydrocodone pill and a handgun.

A computer check revealed the firearm had been reported stolen in 2017. Boyd was arrested and taken to the McCracken County Jail.

He was charged with first-degree possession of a controlled substance (hydrocodone) and receiving stolen property (firearm).