Indiana authorities have arrested an Evansville man and two women in connection with a narcotics investigation.
The Evansville Vanderburgh County Joint Task Force investigated drugs being sold at an address in the 2600 block of Cass Avenue.
Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle leaving the address and Paula S. Pruneau, 48, of Evansville, was found to be in possession of more than 3 grams of suspected fentanyl.
A second car stop was attempted, but the driver, Christopher L. Kuhen, 35, of Evansville, fled from officers. The vehicle was later located unoccupied after Kuhen and his passenger Emily M. Pruitt Joy, 25, fled on foot.
Kuhen and Pruitt Joy were located and taken into custody. Pruitt Joy was found to have a warrant for her arrest and was also in possession of 8 grams of suspected fentanyl.
An additional 30 grams of suspected fentanyl were also located during this incident. With this information, a search warrant was granted for Kuhen’s residence where 166 grams of suspected fentanyl, a firearm, methamphetamine, psilocybin and money were seized.
Pruneau was charged with dealing fentanyl. Pruitt Joy was charged with dealing fentanyl and resisting law enforcement.
Kuhen was charged with dealing methamphetamine, dealing fentanyl, possession of a firearm by serious violent felon, and two counts of resisting law enforcement.
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