The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office arrested two Paducah residents on Friday afternoon in separate drug investigations.
On 7/14/2023 drug detectives investigated illegal drug activity occurring at an apartment building in Paducah located at 301 South 9th Street. As part of the investigation detectives executed a search warrant at an apartment on the property. During the search of the apartment detectives located Marijuana, Methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia. Sara “Denise” Fondaw age 52 of Paducah, a resident of that apartment, was arrested and charged in connection with the illegal drugs located during the search.
In a separate investigation drug detectives conducted a traffic stop outside the same apartment complex at the intersection of South 9th and Clark Streets that same day. The vehicle was driven by David Hill age 49 of Paducah. During the stop detectives conducted a search of Hill’s vehicle and located approximately 56 grams of Crystal Methamphetamine packaged for sale. Later that same evening detectives executed a search warrant at Hill’s apartment located at 5109 Parkside Drive in Paducah. During the search detectives located and seized additional Crystal Methamphetamine, Cocaine, a loaded handgun, false containers used to conceal illegal drugs, and assorted drug paraphernalia. In total detectives seized 178 grams of Crystal Methamphetamine and 37 grams of Cocaine during this investigation.
Both Fondaw and Hill were lodged in the McCracken County Regional Jail on 07/14/2023. Fondaw has since been released on bond.
Arrested: Sara “Denise” Fondaw 52, of South 9th Street (Paducah)
Charges: Possession of Methamphetamine, possession of Marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia
Arrested: David T. Hill 49, of Parkside Drive (Paducah)
Charges: Trafficking in Methamphetamine, trafficking in Cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia
