Over 30 Grams of Meth Discovered Following Henderson County Traffic Stop

An early morning traffic stop ended in the discovery of over 30 grams of Methamphetamine in Henderson County on Sunday.

Henderson County Sheriff’s Department officials say that while responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked in the roadway west of Stronghurst, a deputy narrowly avoided a head-on collision with a vehicle driven by 28 year old Kyle Ott of Lomax that crossed into his lane.

The deputy stopped Ott in rural Stronghurst. A search of the vehicle turned up 37.5 grams of crystal meth, and Ott was arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

He faces up to 4 years in prison.