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Georgetown Man Gets Five Years In Wife's DUI Death Play Video
March 11, 2010 12:27 PM
A Georgetown man who pleaded guilty earlier this year to a DUI crash that killed his wife was sentenced to five years in prison in the case Thursday. Police say Larry Slucher, 32, was driving drunk on Newtown Pike in October 2008 when he flipped his car and killed his... more » -
Former Volunteer Firefighters Charged With Arson Sentenced
March 4, 2010 3:03 PM
Three former Boyle County volunteer firefighters charged with arson were sentenced Thursday. Stephen Orberson faced seven counts of third-degree arson. He'll serve two years on each count. His sentence will run concurrently. James Robert Tate faced five counts of arson, and he'll serve two years for each count that will... more » -
Attorneys In Triple Murder Trial Give Closing Arguments Play Video
February 24, 2010 12:46 PM
SMITHLAND, Ky. (AP) - Attorneys have given closing arguments over whether a western Kentucky man who pleaded guilty to killing three children in 2008 should receive the death penalty. The prosecutor and an attorney for Kevin Wayne Dunlap presented their arguments Wednesday during the trial's sentencing phase. Dunlap pleaded... more » -
Jury To Get Child Killer Case On Wednesday
February 23, 2010 3:38 PM
SMITHLAND, Ky. (AP) - Attorneys have finished presenting their cases to jurors in the capital sentencing of Kevin Wayne Dunlap and jurors are expected to start deliberations on Wednesday. Trigg Circuit Judge C.A. Woodall scheduled closing arguments for Wednesday in the case of the 37-year-old Hopkinsville man, who pleaded guilty... more » -
Former Louisville EMT Gets 12 Years For Death Of His Wife
February 23, 2010 3:22 PM
A former Louisville EMT was sentenced to 12 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to reckless homicide in the death of his wife. According to WAVE-TV in Loiusville, Michael Whitehead admitted to police he used stolen drugs and medical equipment to treat his wife, 24-year-old Ashley Whitehead, in March... more » -
Mother Of Triple Murderer Takes Stand At His Sentencing
February 22, 2010 4:02 PM
SMITHLAND, Ky. (AP) - The mother of a western Kentucky man who pleaded guilty to killing three children says she "couldn't believe it" when her son was arrested in the slayings. When she learned of Kevin Wayne Dunlap's arrest in October 2008, Sheila Dunlap says she "couldn't believe it... more » -
Child Rapist Gets Maximum Sentence In Marshall County
February 19, 2010 3:34 PM
A judge in Marshall County has imposed the jury-recommended maximum sentence on a man convicted of child rape in December 2009. Mark V. Rapone, 51, recently of Kansas, was convicted by a jury in Marshall County of first-degree rape for having sexual intercourse with a four-year-old child in Marshall County... more » -
Sentencing Phase Begins In Triple Murder Case Play Video
February 18, 2010 1:19 PM
SMITHVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A jury has begun hearing evidence in the sentencing phase of a trial for a western Kentucky man who pleaded guilty last week to killing three children and sexually assaulting their mother. Commonwealth's Attorney G.L. Ovey began calling witnesses after making opening statements Thursday morning. Ovey... more » -
Floyd County Men Sentenced For Operating A Chop Shop
February 18, 2010 10:40 AM
Two Floyd County men who admitted to operating a chop shop have been sentenced to prison. Marty Keith Hamilton, 51, and Gary Dean Keathley, 53, both of Betsy Lane, Kentucky were sentenced to 6 1/2 and 4 years, respectively, in the case. The men were also sentenced for possessing vehicles... more » -
Former Hoops Star Mackey Sentenced In Gun Case Play Video
February 5, 2010 11:06 AM
Former Scott County High School basketball star Jonathan "Bud" Mackey was sentenced Friday after earlier pleading guilty to a gun charge. Mackey had entered a guilty plea to criminal attempt and being a felon convicted in possession of a handgun. Mackey was arrested last may by Lexington Police after a... more » -
Inmate Sentenced For Pointing Gun At Deputy
January 29, 2010 1:14 PM
The inmate who admitted to taking a Madison County sheriff's deputy's gun and pointing it at him has been sentenced. Steven Chaney, 21, of Powell County was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the crime. Chaney admitted that after appearing in court last March, while being taken out of... more » -
Ballard Gets Life Without Parole In Wesley Mullins' Murder Play Video
January 19, 2010 12:02 PM
The man convicted in the brutal murder of six-year-old Wesley Mullins back in 2007 was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Tuesday morning.. Lewis "Buck" Ballard, 51, was convicted of intentional murder and sodomy in the case on October 18. Mullins was killed while the boy... more » -
Bartley Sentenced To Eight Years In Husband's Shooting Death Play Video
January 19, 2010 11:33 AM
The Montgomery County woman found guilty in the shooting death of her husband was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday morning. Pam Bartley was charged in the 2007 death of her husband, Carl, who was found shot to death in their Montgomery County home. The jury found Pam... more » -
Former Baseball Coach Avoids Jail Time In Theft Case
January 8, 2010 3:46 PM
A former Dunbar High School baseball coach who pleaded guilty in a theft investigation has avoided jail time at his sentencing. Mickey Marshall was originally indicted on two charges of theft by failure to make required disposition involving funds from the baseball booster club. Marshall admitted to an amended misdemeanor... more » -
Prisoner Sentenced In Attack On Guard
January 8, 2010 9:01 AM
(AP) - An inmate at the Big Sandy federal penitentiary has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for stabbing a guard with a homemade weapon that was smeared with feces. The U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Kentucky says Steven Michael Reid was sentenced Wednesday.... more » -
Life Sentence Recommended For Man In Child Hit & Run Deaths
December 16, 2009 1:33 PM
LOUISVILLE (AP) - One day after finding a Louisville man guilty in the 2008 hit-and-run deaths of two young girls, a jury has recommended he serve life in prison. The jury took less than an hour Wednesday to recommend that 27-year-old Kenielle Finch be given two life sentences. Finch was... more » -
Lexington Man Gets 30 Years In Child Porn Case
December 11, 2009 1:06 PM
A Lexington man was who pleaded guilty to child porn charges earlier this year was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison. David Martin Allen, 37, was convicted for production and possession of child pornography. “Mr. Allen is every parent’s worst nightmare,” said Assistant United States Attorney Hydee Hawkins. “The... more » -
Jury To Begin Sentencing Deliberations In Double Slaying
December 10, 2009 8:24 AM
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A jury begins deliberations Thursday on the sentence for a Kentucky man convicted in the carjacking and torture killing of a young Knoxville couple. Twenty-six-year-old George Thomas decided not to testify Wednesday at his one-day sentencing hearing. The court did hear impact statements from the... more » -
Two Former Police Officers Sentenced On Drug Charges
December 2, 2009 2:51 PM
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - A pair of former high-ranking Glasgow police officers have been sentenced to time served on federal drug charges. The U.S. Attorney's Office says 42-year-old Johnny Lee Travis and 37-year-old Maxie Christopher Murray, both of Glasgow, were credited with serving 5 weeks of imprisonment and... more » -
Army Soldier Sentenced In Child Porn Case That Involved Mercer Co. Woman
November 20, 2009 4:57 PM
A U.S. Army Staff Sergeant from Tennessee was sentenced Friday in federal court to over 12 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for distributing child pornography to a Mercer County woman. Patrick M. Reilly, 31, pleaded guilty to two counts of distribution of child pornography. Reilly... more » -
Former Fayette County Jail Supervisor Sentenced In Prisoner Abuse Case
November 18, 2009 4:34 PM
A former Fayette County Detention Center supervisor who pleaded guilty in May to being part of systematic detainee abuse at the jail was sentenced in the case Wednesday. Kristine Lafoe, a former lieutenant and supervisor at the jail, was sentenced to one year in prison and two years of supervised... more » -
Formal Sentencing Date Set For Ballard In Murder Case
November 12, 2009 10:36 AM
A Woodford County judge has scheduled formal sentencing for the man convicted last month in the brutal murder of six-year-old Wesley Mullins back in 2007. Lewis "Buck" Ballard, 51, was convicted of intentional murder and sodomy in the case on October 18. Mullins was killed while the boy was visiting... more » -
Man Who Made Bomb Threats In Kentucky And Ohio Sentenced
November 4, 2009 5:54 PM
An Ohio man who threatened to blow up several Cincinnati and nothern Kentucky-area landmarks has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison. Frederick Purvis of Hamilton was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati. He pleaded guilty in June to one count each of making... more » -
Jessamine Co. Man Gets 15 Years In Toddler Beating Case Play Video
November 4, 2009 2:47 PM
A Jessamine County man convicted of severely injuring his ex-girlfriend's toddler son back in 2006 was sentenced to 15 years in prison in the case Wednesday. Jonathon Reed pleaded guilty to assault and wanton endangerment in the case of Coby Payne. Payne, now five years old, still suffers developmental problems... more » -
Ballard's Siblings Describe Abusive Father In Sentencing Testimony Play Video
October 28, 2009 12:49 PM
Two sisters and a brother of the man convicted Tuesday in the murder of a six-year-old Clark County boy testified in the sentencing phase of the trial Wednesday that their brother was the victim of an abusive childhood. Lewis "Buck" Ballard, 51, was convicted of intentional murder and sodomy in... more » -
Sentencing Phase Of Ballard Trial To Begin Wednesday
October 28, 2009 5:36 AM
The man convicted of sodomizing and killing a six-year-old boy may learn his fate Wednesday. The death penalty is on the table for Lewis "Buck" Ballard. Tuesday, he was found guilty by a Woodford County jury for the August 2007 murder of Wesley Mullins. The child was found dead in... more » -
Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Frankfort Home Invasions
October 12, 2009 1:30 PM
A Frankfort man police say was involved in two home invasions has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Justin Beasley, 21, entered an Alford Plea in August. He was indicted last April on charges including robbery, unlawful imprisonment and impersonating a police officer. Police say Beasley and Jeffrey Wheat... more »
