Traffic stop sends two to jail

A routine traffic stop for failure to stop at a stop sign resulted in two being charged with Methamphetamine, marijuana, suboxone and drug paraphernalia.

On March 17, 2020, Lewis County Sheriff Deputy Cody Atkinson noticed a vehicle, driven by Lucinda Kilpatrick, fail to stop at the stop sign on Ski Street. The vehicle pulled over at Piney Baptist Church on Piney Creek Road where Deputy Atkinson questioned her as to why she failed to stop. She stated the vehicle had been sitting a while and the brakes were not working properly. Kilpatrick could not provide the car registration or insurance doc...