Kentucky couple arrested on drug charges following Butts County traffic stop

A traffic stop that could have ended with a warning about a cracked windshield instead ended with the arrest of two people after free air sniff around the vehicle by a Butts County Sheriff’s K9 led to the discovery of illegal drugs.

The incident began about 12:55 p.m. on July 9 when a deputy saw a silver Ford Escape with a cracked windshield and a Kentucky tag traveling south on Truck Stop Way. The deputy made a traffic stop advised the driver, Arthur Charles Britton, 45, and passenger, Laressa Renae Phipps, 28, both from Glendale, Ky., of the reason for the stop and that he would release them with a warning.

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