Dunbar police arrested two Kentucky residents Wednesday afternoon for allegedly possessing $10,900 worth of crack cocaine, according to police Lt. Matt Arthur.
Ellis Hunter, 32, of Wheelwright, and Glema Chandler, 41, of Prestonburg, are charged with possession with intent to deliver, Arthur said. He said staff of the Super 8 motel at 911 Dunbar Ave. called police after they said they entered the suspects' rooms after they failed to check out by 11 a.m.
The staff told police that Hunter appeared to be passed out, and Chandler was sitting with a blank stare. The employees also said they saw syringes.
Arthur said Hunter was conscious by the time Patrolman L.S. Hayes responded to the possible drug overdose, and police found 54.5 grams of what's suspected to be crack cocaine, along with about $3,300 in cash, a loaded .38-caliber pistol and "various other items used in the trafficking of narcotics."
"That's a substantial arrest, a substantial amount of drugs and was a good arrest for our officer," Arthur said.