Kentucky man arrested after dancing in road; 13 marijuana plants found at home
Deputies arrested Jonathan Smith after a report of a man dancing in Stringtown Road led them to 13 marijuana plants growing at his home in Nelson County, Kentucky, on the evening of 5 August 2026. He was taken to the Nelson County Jail and charged with disorderly conduct, drug possession, cultivating five or more plants and drug paraphernalia.
🇺🇸 Stringtown Road, Nelson County, Kentucky · Kentucky, United States
- Arrested
- 1
- Charged
- 1
- Plants destroyed
- 13
Jonathan Smith was arrested in Nelson County, Kentucky, on Wednesday after
sheriff’s deputies said he danced in a local road and they found marijuana
plants growing at his home.[1] Deputies were dispatched to Stringtown Road at
about 8:19 p.m. for reports of a man dancing in the roadway.[1] They found
Smith at a nearby residence and, while speaking to him, said they saw the plants
growing in the yard.[1] A search of the property yielded 13 plants in total.[2] Smith was taken to the Nelson County Jail.[1]
He is charged with second-degree disorderly conduct, third-degree possession of
a controlled substance, cultivating marijuana — five plants or more and buying
or possessing drug paraphernalia.[1]
Sources
- Kentucky man arrested after dancing in road, marijuana plants found at home, sheriff’s deputies say. Z93 Country, 7 August 2026.
- Kentucky man arrested after dancing in road, marijuana plants found at home, sheriff’s deputies say. WKYT, 6 August 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- Only the WKYT report and a Z93 Country reprint of the same WKYT text could be opened, so the account has no independent second source.
- The reports do not say whether the 13 plants were seized as evidence or destroyed.
- No court date, plea or outcome is reported.
- The reports give no weight or value for the plants and no age for Smith.
- 5 August 2026 is inferred from the WKYT report's publication on the evening of 6 August and its reference to the arrest on Wednesday.
- The only photo published is a sheriff's office booking photograph of Smith, not a picture of the plants or the search.