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Police: Ky. Man Tried To Meet Teenage Girl For Sex
A Jackson, Kentucky man is facing a criminal charge for allegedly trying to meet a teenage girl for sex.
Authorities arrested John Edward Smith, 44, on Friday.
Investigators say Smith traveled to Winchester, Kentucky to meet what he thought was a 13-year-old.
Smith was charged with unlawful use of electronic means to induce a minor to engage in sexual activities.
He is currently behind bars at the Clark County Detention Center on a $5,000 bond.
Thu Jul 02, 2009
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Freedom Riders
American flags lined the Madison County Courthouse Wednesday as about 100 people gathered to pay tribute to three fallen central Kentucky soldiers before taking off on the "Some Gave All" motorcycle tour.
Sun Jun 28, 2009
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Deputies catch 4 robbery suspects
Clark County sheriff’s deputies apprehended four suspects Thursday afternoon, believed to be involved in the robbery and assault of an 86-year-old Winchester man this month.
The Sheriff’s Office received a tip that led to the arrest of Danny D. Tharpe, 42; Angela S. Tharpe, 37; and Timothy R. Profitt and his girlfriend. The suspects were caught in Lexington.
Mon Jun 22, 2009
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Kentucky authorities say Florida law will help deter pill seekers
On Monday, Boyd County Sheriff Terry Keelin worked on the case of an accused drug dealer arrested Saturday who allegedly got his pills from a Broward County, Fla., pain clinic.
The case of Jonathan Quisenberry, 28, accused of trafficking in oxycodone, is pretty typical, Keelin said. So it was good news that Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed a bill Thursday creating a prescription monitoring system. Keelin said he thinks the new law will make it tougher for Kentucky folks to get pills from Florida.
Sun Jun 21, 2009
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Standoff In Winchester Ends Peacefully
A standoff ended peacefully in Winchester Saturday night after a man barricaded himself in a trailer for two hours.
Officers were called to the home at the Tree Haven Mobile Park late Saturday afternoon, where a man was threatening to shoot himself.
Sat Jun 20, 2009
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2-year-old girl dies in hot car
A 2-year-old girl died in a hot car on North Upper Street in Lexington on Saturday evening.
The toddler, identified late Saturday as April Knight, and two other children were being cared for by grandparents while their father was at work.
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Boyd drug busts net five including businessman Bentley
CATLETTSBURG, KY — The Boyd County Sheriff’s Department arrested five people in three separate incidents Friday night and four are accused of trafficking drugs in Boyd County, reports The Ashland Daily-Independent in its Saturday edition.
Investigators confiscated more than 1,300 prescription pills from Ashland businessman Jerry Bentley, who told police he owns about 40 rental properties in Boyd County. The street value of the Oxycodone and Xanax pills was more than $27,000, according to officials.
Fri Jun 19, 2009
Winchester Sun
Two men plead not guilty on robbery charges
Two men accused of breaking into a local home and assaulting the homeowner before robbing him had not-guilty pleas entered on their behalf Wednesday.
Thu Jun 18, 2009
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Man killed in Montgomery crash
A 37-year-old Jeffersonville man died early Thursday in Montgomery County when the vehicle he was riding in ran off a road and struck a culvert.
David Owens Thomas II was riding with Lori Boyd when the vehicle crashed about 1:30 a.m. on U.S. 460 in Jeffersonville, Montgomery County Coroner Wally Johnson said.
Wed Jun 17, 2009
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Fatal meth case goes to the grand jury
MONTICELLO — A man who was allegedly making methamphetamine at a trailer in Wayne County warned 20-month-old Kayden Branham's mother to keep him away from the volatile, explosive process.
But when his parents brought Kayden home to the trailer late on May 30, there was a coffee cup of drain cleaner used in making meth sitting where he could reach it, police said Monday at a hearing for Kayden's father.
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Indictment Shows Alleged Fake Doctor Had Over 30 Victims
An indictment released Tuesday shows that over 30 people were allegedly victims of a man who allegedly practiced medicine without a license in Lexington.
The 10-page indictment against Dean Alan Willoughby of Mount Sterling alleges that he had 35 victims. His charges include practicing medicine without a license and third-degree sexual abuse.
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Crews Pull Man From Truck After It Crashes Into Creek
Rescue crews in Madison County had a pull a man from his pickup truck after he crashed into a creek.
It happened around 8 p.m. Tuesday on Tates Creek Road in Madison County near the Fayette County line.
Thu Jun 11, 2009
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Drug sweep related to pill pipeline nets 15
Police arrested 15 people and were seeking seven others suspected of illegally selling drugs, mostly oxycodone, in Menifee County.
An official said that a lot of the pills involved came from Florida, and that the suspects were either going to Florida themselves to get them or knew someone who would.
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Visitation, Funeral Will Be Held For Menifee County Mother
The funeral and visitation for Nicole Penix Vanzant will be held Thursday.
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Estill County Man Back Behind Bars After Jail Escape
An inmate who escaped from the Estill County Courthouse Wednesday is back behind bars.
However, Ethan Newman told LEX 18 he has no regrets and would do it again if the opportunity presented itself.
Wed Jun 10, 2009
Grant County News
WWII veterans share
It took a long time for Jouett Faulkner to talk about the harrowing events of June 6, 1944.
Sun Jun 07, 2009
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Deputies charge 2 for area burglary spree
Two Powell County men have been charged in a string of home burglaries in which thousands of dollars of property had stolen in the last three weeks, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Berl Perdue said deputies arrested Harold J. Lewis, 26, of Stanton, and Zachary Roman, 21, of Clay City, late last night after receiving a breakthrough in the case.
Thu Jun 04, 2009
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Clay City man jailed for threats against trooper
A Clay City man may have talked a little too much and it has cost him. Last Wednesday night Kentucky State Police arrested Lanny Woodard and charged him with five counts of terroristc threatening. But it was who those threats were against that has the state police interested.
According to court records, Woodard threatened to kill KSP Trooper Jay Perkins, his wife Donna and his son.
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Richmond woman charged with rape
A Richmond woman has been charged with rape, sexual abuse and sodomy of a 14-year-old boy over the Memorial Day weekend in Jessamine County, police said.
Barbara Waters, 36, was arrested Tuesday in Madison County after a warrant was served on her there, said Jessamine County Chief Deputy Allen "Doodle" Peel
Tue Jun 02, 2009
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Arrest of Wanted Person in Laurel County
(London, Ky.) -- On Monday, June 01, 2009, at 10:09 AM while on routine patrol on KY 472 Kentucky State Police Sergeant Steve Walker observed a vehicle that was reported to be transporting a male subject that is wanted by Powell County, KY.
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