Welfare check leads to drug arrests in Caldwell County

CALDWELL COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – A welfare check on two people who appeared to be sleeping in a vehicle turned into drug arrests on Sunday in Caldwell County.

Caldwell County Sheriff’s deputies responded to request for a welfare check on subjects who appeared to be asleep in their car on the Wal-Mart parking lot on Feb. 5 at 4:40 p.m.

Two people were arrested.

Cody Traylor, 33, and Courtney Day, 26, both of Kuttawa were arrested. They face charges of possession of a controlled substance 1st degree 1st offense (drug unspecified) and drug paraphernalia.

Traylor and Day were taken to the Caldwell County Jail.