WILLIAMSBURG, KY - The Whitley County Sheriff's Department is reporting that on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, Deputies responded to I-75 at mile point 15 for a collision.
Upon arrival at the scene, Deputy Jarrett Carr and Lieutenant Wayne Bird initiated a collision investigation that developed into a criminal investigation.
A search of the vehicle yielded evidence that the operator was involved in trafficking suspected cocaine.
Tyler Lyle, age 27, of Kennesaw, Georgia was arrested and charged with:
- TRAFF IN CONT SUB, 1ST DEGREE, 1ST OFF - (> OR = 4 GMS COCAINE)
- POSS CONT SUB 1ST DEG 1ST OFF (DRUG UNSPECIFIED)
- DRUG PARAPHERNALIA - BUY/POSSESS
- PUBLIC INTOXICATION-CONTROLL SUB(EXCLUDES ALCOHOL)
- LICENSE TO BE IN POSSESSION,,POSS OF MARIJUANA
This individual was lodged in the Whitley County Detention Center.
Photo of the accused is courtesy of the Whitley County Detention Center.
Photo of seized contraband from the Whitley County Sheriff's Department
K-9 Sergeant Elijah Hunter, his K-9 Thor, and Officer Daniel Lovitt from the Williamsburg Police Department assisted with the investigation.
