On April 26, around 4:30pm, Johnson County Sheriff’s Deputies were conducting a traffic safety checkpoint on KY Route 201 when they observed a motorcycle swerve to avoid the officers. The driver pulled into a driveway in an attempt to avoid the checkpoint. The driver, Gordon Dean Stapleton, age 62 of Sitka, appeared to be under the influence and driving on a suspended license. His passenger, Alicia Cox, 35, had an active warrant and was found to be in possession of meth, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Both were arrested and lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center.