On Sunday, December 22, 2024 at approximately 2:20amCT, Russell County Deputy Tyler Pearson observed a silver passenger car traveling South on Highway 127, moving at a high rate of speed, while also swerving all over the roadway with non-functioning brake lights.

Deputy Pearson conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and made contact with the driver, 51-year-old Allen Booher of Albany, KY. While conducting a search of the vehicle, Deputy Pearson discovered a glass pipe commonly used in smoking methamphetamine, a clear plastic baggie containing approximately 28 grams of methamphetamine, a plastic baggies containing a white crystal-like substance and a green leafy substance. 

Deputy Pearson placed Allen Booher and two passengers, 39-year-old Clifford Kennedy of Albany and 45-year-old Durward Salisbury of Louisville, KY into custody. Booher was charged with No Brake Lights, Possession of Marijuana, Reckless Driving, Possession of Methamphetamine and Drug Paraphernalia, Trafficking in Methamphetamine, and Tampering with Physical Evidence. Kennedy & Salisbury were charged with Trafficking in Methamphetamine and Tampering with Physical Evidence. All three were lodged in the Russell County Detention Center.

This is an ongoing investigation by Deputy Tyler Pearson. Special thanks to Russell County Dispatch and the Jamestown Police Department. 

Sheriff Derek Polston encourages anyone with information involving drug activity to please leave a message on their Facebook page or call the Russell County Sheriff’s Office at 270-343-2191. 

Photos courtesy of the Russell County Detention Center.

Allen Booher

Clifford Kennedy

Durward Salisbury