Paducah Police arrested an inmate on Thursday from Keeton Correctional facility after catching him with suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
Police were called after employees caught Rick Fletcher, 39, in possession of a bag of suspected methamphetamine. Police said he attempted to hide the drug and flush it down the toilet. He admitted he had bought $10 dollars worth of methamphetamine. He also had a pipe used to smoke meth.
The privately-owned halfway house has come under scrutiny from city leaders following a large number of escaped inmates over the past several years. Fletcher was booked into McCracken County Jail.
