LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Lexington man was subdued with a Taser and arrested near a Hamburg area hotel Wednesday after federal agents and local police discovered drugs and a firearm in his vehicle.
Laurance D. Newby, 37, faces federal charges including possession with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl, both Schedule II controlled substances, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
According to a sworn affidavit from Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent Christine McHugh, authorities identified Newby’s Range Rover parked at the Avid Hotel on Bryant Road in Lexington on June 25. Surveillance observed Newby placing bags inside the vehicle and briefly returning later to retrieve a water bottle. Shortly afterward, Newby left on foot toward the nearby Brighton East Rail Trail…