WAYNE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA WOMAN WHO WAS PASSENGER INSIDE VEHICLE THAT CRASHED IN NORTH WESTERN AREA OF LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY ARRESTED AFTER POLICE FIND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MULTIPLE STREET NARCOTIC DRUGS
DRIVER WHO WAS FROM LEXINGTON-FAYETTE COUNTY, KY. WAS FLOWN OUT BY HELICOPTER DUE TO SEVERITY OF HIS INJURIES
OCTOBER 7, 2026 – written by WADE QUEEN
KIMBERLY LYNN FOWLER, OF 35, OF FORT GAY, WEST VIRGINIA; WAS ARRESTED ON OCTOBER 3, ON DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES, AFTER LAW ENFORCEMENTFOUND A LARGE AMOUNT OF ILLEGAL DRUGS IN A WRECKED VEHICLE SHE WAS RIDING IN THE WEBBVILLE AREA OF LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY.
A Wayne County, West Virginia woman was jailed over the middle part of this past weekend after a vehicle she was a passenger in crashed in the northwestern part of Lawrence County, Kentucky, led to the discovering of
According to the arrest citation report, on the early evening of Saturday, October 3, deputy Tyler Laney of the Lawrence County Sheriff Office responded to the 9000 block of North Highway 201 of Webbville, KY. area regarding a single-vehicle accident with reported injuries.
Upon arrival at the scene, deputy Tyler Laney rendered emergency aid to the driver, Larry Dunn, 38, of Lexington, KY. While rendering aid, deputy Tyler Laney observed and seized a large quantity of suspected methamphetamine on Larry Dunn’s person. Larry Dunn was transported by helicopter for medical attention due to his serious injuries.
A subsequent search of the vehicle yielded additional illicit substances believed to be Fentanyl, Heroin and Cocaine alongside paraphernalia items consistent with drug trafficking.
The vehicle’s passenger, a woman who was identified as Kimberly Lynn Fowler, 35, of Fort Gay West Virginia; was arrested at the scene for suspected involvement in drug trafficking; with the specific charges of:
*WANTON ENDANGERMENT-1ST DEGREE;
*TRAFFICKING IN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, 1ST OFFENSE FENTANYL; *POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 1ST DEGREE 1ST OFFENSE (DRUG UNSPECIFIED);
*. DRUG PARAPHERNALIA – BUY/POSSESS.
Kimberly Fowler was transported to, booked & lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville in Johnson County, where she remains incarcerated as of Wednesday afternoon, October 7.
Additional criminal charges are pending for Larry Dunn.
Ths criminal case remains under active investigation by deputy Tyler Laney of the Lawrence County Sheriff Office.
