Carter County dentist arrested on drug charges

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August 6, 2009

By KENNETH HART The Daily Independent Thu Aug 06, 2009, 11:44 PM EDT

VANCEBURG — Lewis County authorities on Wednesday arrested a northern Kentucky dentist on felony drug charges.

George K. Miller, 58, of Olive Hill, was lodged in the Lewis County Detention Center, charged with two counts of first-degree drug possession, one count of second-degree drug possession and driving under the influence.

A passenger in Miller’s vehicle, Missy Hinton, 27, of Newport, was jailed on a pair of outstanding warrants — one from Carter County and one from Rowan County.

The Lewis County Sheriff’s Department said it received a report about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday of a motorist driving recklessly on Ky. 59 near the Laurel community. Chief Deputy Johnny Bivens responded and spotted the vehicle, a 2000 Pontiac, traveling in an erratic manner.

Bivens stopped the vehicle, and upon approaching it, noticed that the driver, later identified as Miller, was slurring his words and appeared disoriented.

Miller was unsteady on his feet and failed field sobriety tests, the sheriff’s department said. A search of the suspect turned up four hydrocodone pills and a small plastic bag containing white powder residue, which field-tested positive for methamphetamine.

Miller then gave the deputy permission to search his vehicle, and that search turned up six 30-milligram oxycodone tablets.

Miller was offered a blood test, but refused it, the sheriff’s department said.

Miller practices dentistry in Florence, according to a Web site.

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