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HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – Police in Hopkinsville discovered a woman in possession of a meth lab early Monday morning in a McDonald’s parking lot after receiving a call that the woman was slumped over the wheel of her vehicle.
According to a report from the Hopkinsville Police Department, officers arrived at the McDonald’s on North Drive and detected a strong odor coming from the vehicle of Jennifer Cunningham-Hadden, 33, of Elkton, Ky.
Officers noticed a trash bag with several cans of starting fluid and a black tote with products used to manufacture methamphetamine in the vehicle.
A detective from the Pennyrile Narcotics Task Force was called to the scene, who located and removed the meth lab. The detective searched the vehicle and found two bags of meth, several glass pipes with burn marks, and scales in a Crown Royal bag.
The McDonald’s restaurant was closed for three hours to ensure the safety of the public and employees.
Cunningham-Hadden was booked into the Christian County Jail and charged with public intoxication, meth manufacture, drug paraphernalia, and unauthorized parking in a handicapped zone.