HARDY, Ky. — A man was arrested Wednesday on drug charges in Pike County, as well as an outstanding warrant for drug charges in Dickenson County.

A state trooper had pulled over a car for expired tags on Toler Road just after 8:30 Wednesday night. One of the passengers in the vehicle identified himself as Shane Bowman, but another trooper recognized that name as an alias used by William Bowman, 48, of Hardy, who was wanted on a number of warrants.

Bowman was asked to get out of the car, at which time he was spotted putting something in his pocket.
When asked about it, he said it was “dope.” Police then found a bag of about 12 or 13 grams fentanyl in his pocket, as well as two other bags of a powder which he also called “dope,” and another bag, which he identified as cocaine.

Bowman was arrested and charged with fentanyl trafficking and cocaine possession. He is also being held on a Virginia extradition warrant, due to being wanted for delivery of drugs to an inmate and possession of a controlled substance in Dickenson County.