Owensboro Police Department
• Barry Bennett Wilson, 64, of the 1200 block of Wayside Drive West was charged Wednesday with first-degree possession of a controlled substance (meth).
• Abigail Bass, 21, homeless, was charged Tuesday with first-degree possession of a controlled substance (meth).
• Ray R. Allen, 32, of the 500 block of Center Street was charged Wednesday with first-degree strangulation.
• Deborah Smith, 20, of the 400 block of Reid Road was charged Thursday with first-degree possession of a controlled substance (drug unspecified).