Paducah Man Charged With Possession of a Handgun by a Convicted Felon

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The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Paducah man on Wednesday afternoon in Paducah at his home and charged him with possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.

On 07/13/22 officers with the Kentucky Department of Probation and Parole and detectives with the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office conducted an investigation that led to the search of Cortez Hill’s home in the 2600 block of Clark Street in Paducah. During the investigation detectives located a loaded 9mm Handgun inside Hill’s bedroom along with ammunition and magazines for a rifle.

Hill is a convicted felon and unable to lawfully possess firearms or ammunition. Hill was arrested and lodged in the McCracken County Regional Jail. At the time of his arrest Hill was felony parole for robbery and burglary.

ARRESTED: Cortez M. Hill 33, of Clark Street Paducah, KY

CHARGES: Possession of a Handgun by a felon

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