Kentucky State Police charged a Reynolds Station man for his role in the illegal drug operation held at the Rudd residence as the search for 8 month-old Miya continues.
Brodie C. Payne, 28 of Reynolds Station, was charged with Trafficking in Controlled Substance, 1st Degree (Greater than 2 grams – Methamphetamine); Trafficking of Ledgend Drugs; Trafficking Marijuana; Engaging in Organized Crime and Possession of Paraphernalia and Wanton Endangerment – 1st Degree.
Payne was served by Kentucky State Police at the Daviess County Detention Center in Owensboro. Daviess County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit started a drug trafficking investigation on Payne months prior. The investigation revealed Payne was using USPS to facilitate his drug trafficking operation. Investigators coordinated with U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Kentucky State Police DE/SI and arrested Payne on 05/20/2024 with 1/2 lb of meth and approximately 3/4 lb of suspected fentanyl laced pills.
Payne had been residing at the Rudd household for approximately six months prior to his arrest.
On Wednesday (06/12) Kentucky State Police troopers executed a search warrant at Miya Rudd’s grandparents residence, Tesla Tuckers parents, in the 1300 block of Leitchfield Road in Owensboro.
Troopers did not locate baby Miya; however, troopers seized electronics and arrested both grandparents.
Taletha D. Tucker, 50 of Owensboro was arrested and charged with Fugative from Another State – Warrant (Indiana).
David Tucker, 53 of Owensboro was arrested for a non-payment warrant issued in Daviess County, Kentucky.
Both were transported and lodged in the Daviess County Detention Center in Owensboro. Tesla Tuckers three children, who were residing with the Tuckers, were removed by the Cabinet of Community Based Services to another location.
The investigation is on-going by Kentucky State Police.
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