Half-brothers arrested after police find meth, stolen car

Joshua Henson and Bradley Newsome Joshua Henson and Bradley Newsome
Joshua Henson and Bradley Newsome
Joshua Henson and Bradley Newsome

GRETHEL, Ky. — Two men were arrested in Floyd County last week, after police on the hunt for a stolen car not only found the vehicle, but a sizable amount of meth as well.

State troopers were patrolling Grethel on the hunt for a Chevy Sonic that had been stolen when they spotted it parked outside a home.

A trooper went to investigate and spotted a man inside the home he believed to be Joshua Henson, 39, of Myra, who was wanted on several active warrants, so he handcuffed him. It was later discovered that the man was not Henson, but his half-brother who resembles him, Bradley Newsome, 40, of Pikeville. However, police learned that Newsome has warrants of his own and he allegedly turned over about a gram of meth that was hidden in his sock, so he was also arrested.



Henson was later found hiding in a nearby creek and was arrested for the warrants. Officers then found the key to the stolen vehicle in his pocket, but he claimed he bought the car from another person.

Inside the home, police found more than 15 grams of meth and a half-gram of fentanyl.

Henson and Newsome were both arrested and charged with meth trafficking. Henson is also charged with receiving stolen property and fleeing police, while Newsome is charged with possession of fentanyl.

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