LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY WOMAN ARRESTED ON MAJOR DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES AFTER EARLY MORNING LPD RAID OF HER HOME
DECEMBER 16, 2025 – written by WADE QUEEN
A Lawrence County, KY. woman was arrested after a search of her home by police resulted in the discovery of a large amount of heroin and fentanyl.Rita Faye Napier, 66, of Louisa, KY., was taken into custody by Louisa Police Department officer Chase Kirk, whereupon she is facing charges of:
*AGGRAVATING TRAFFICKING IN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (≥ 100 GRAMS HEROIN),
*AGGRAVATING TRAFFICKING IN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ≥ 10 GRAMS CARFENTANIL/FENTANYL DERIVATIVES,
*DRUG PARAPHERNALIA – BUY/POSSESS.
During a raid of Rita Napier’s home early Friday morning, December 12, by the Louisa Police Department, officers seized more than 100 grams of heroin and 22 grams of fentanyl, along with several sets of digital scales and multiple plastic bags.
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Because of the amount of drugs involved in the bust, each of the trafficking charges Rita Napier faces carries a potential sentence of ten (10) to twenty (20) years in state prison. Rita Napier would also be required to serve at least half of her sentence for heroin and 85 percent of her sentence for fentanyl before becoming eligible for parole, if she is convicted if her case goes to a criminal trial.
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Rita Faye Napier was transported to and lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville in Johnson County; where she has since, after her arrest, posted bail and has been released from the BSRDC jail.
