Owensboro Police Department
• Ronald Goatley, 32, of Brandenburg, was charged Wednesday with first-degree possession of a controlled substance (meth).
• Leslie Ray Brown, 48, of the 2500 block of West 10th Street was charged Wednesday with first-degree possession of a controlled substance (meth).
• Vanessa L. Powers, 39, of the 1700 block of Shawnee Drive was charged Wednesday with second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, theft of identity and engaging in organized crime.
• Eddie Bender, 25, of the 1900 block of East 17th Street was charged Wednesday with first-degree trafficking a controlled substance (meth).
• Crystal Dennis Jackson, 36, of the 1700 block of Alexander Avenue was charged Wednesday with first-degree possession of a controlled substance (meth).
• Eugene Cummings, 54, of the 1000 block of West 7th Street was charged Wednesday with first-degree possession of a controlled substance (meth).