A Laurel County woman was recently arrested after being charged on a Barren County indictment warrant for drug possession.

The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office announced that Sheriff’s Deputy Zach Allen arrested 38 year old Kristy Johnson of London Friday Night for a Barren County indictment warrant for first degree possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Johnson was also charged on a Laurel District Court bench arrest warrant of failing to appear in court on charges of first degree criminal trespassing,public intoxication of controlled substances and resisting arrest.

She was placed in the Laurel County Correctional Center.