LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — A Lexington man is accused of passing out behind the wheel of a running car with drugs in his pocket Tuesday evening.
An arrest citation noted that around 7:50 a.m., Alex Bryan, 40, was seen reportedly on Members Way, passed out with his foot on the brake of a running car in gear.
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During the encounter, the police said Bryan was found with two blue pills believed to be Xanax in a plastic bag in his pocket. In the same pocket, the police claimed they also found a white block that was said to be heroin.
After continuing to search Bryan and the vehicle, the authorities said more than $7,000 was found along with a large amount of plastic bags, a scale, and numerous folded lottery tickets believed to facilitate selling drugs.
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Lexington police said that Bryan didn’t have proof of insurance at the time of the arrest, and he was found guilty of driving on a DUI-suspended license in 2024. In 2016, he was also found guilty of trafficking heroin…