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Jury Recommends Five-Year Sentence For Doctor Convicted In Wife's Death Play Video
August 25, 2010 10:44 AM
A jury that found a Mercer County doctor guilty of second-degree manslaughter Tuesday night in the death of his wife recommended a sentence of five years in the case Wednesday. The jury found Dr. Steven Hall guilty of second degree manslaughter at about 11:20 p.m. Tuesday after deliberating for almost... more » -
Former UK Star Millar Avoids Jail In Laurel County Ticket Scam Sentencing
August 24, 2010 4:51 PM
Former UK basketball star Derrick Millar was sentenced Tuesday in Laurel County for a ticket scam. Millar was sentenced to two years in jail with five years probated, which means he will not have to serve any jail time as long as he stays out of trouble during that five... more » -
Man Who Admitted To Setting Grandmother On Fire To Be Sentenced Play Video
August 20, 2010 12:03 PM
A Laurel County man who admitted to setting his bed-ridden grandmother on fire is scheduled to be sentenced Friday afternoon in the case. Daniel Nolan was scheduled for trial in June when he opted for a guilty plea on the assault charge. He was accused of pouring lighter fluid on... more » -
Lincoln County Mother Sentenced In Death Of Four-Year-Old Son Play Video
August 13, 2010 2:20 PM
A Lincoln County mother who pleaded guilty in connection to the death of her son was sentenced to 15 years in prison in the case Friday. Jessica Noble pleaded guilty back in July to second-degree criminal abuse and second-degree manslaughter in the death of her four-year-old son, Nathaniel Knox. Investigators... more » -
Sentencing Delayed For Man Who Admitted To Posing As A Doctor Play Video
August 6, 2010 10:19 AM
Sentencing has been delayed for a man who admitted to posing as a doctor in Lexington. Dean Willoughby of Mount Sterling was charged with 74 counts of practicing medicine without a license and sexual abuse. In May, he pleaded guilty to every count where a victim was available to testify... more » -
Northern Kentucky Man Gets 8 Years In Murder-For-Hire Plot Play Video
July 27, 2010 10:05 AM
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A federal judge in Covington has sentenced a Fort Thomas man to eight years in prison for trying to hire a murder. A jury in April convicted 50-year-old Brian Curtis Huff of attempting to hire a hitman to kill the biological father of Huff's stepson. Huff... more » -
Northern Kentucky Man Sentenced In Child Porn Case Play Video
July 23, 2010 1:11 PM
A northern Kentucky man has been sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison for distributing child pornography. Gary Thomas, 38, pleaded guilty to the charge and admitted he sent and received two thousand images of child pornography over the internet the last several years. Thomas has been sentenced to 13... more » -
Three Sentenced In 2004 Jackson County Bank Robbery
July 1, 2010 4:48 PM
Three men have been sentenced for forcing the parents of two state troopers to rob a Jackson County bank. Federal prosecutors called the 2004 robbery of Citizens Bank in Annville one of the most heinous robberies they'd ever seen. Police say Michael Gilliam, 50, Kevin Green, 38, and Randy Gilliam,... more » -
Three Sentenced In Prestonsburg Insurance Fraud
June 24, 2010 8:52 AM
U.S. District Court Judge Amul Thapar sentenced three men for agreeing to stage a wreck in Prestonsburg so they could collect thousands of dollars from insurance companies. Thapar sentenced Junior Little, 68, to 45 months plus three years supervised release; Dannie Lee Bentley, 58, to 24 years plus three years... more » -
Kentucky Con Man Gets Two Life Sentences In Wisconsin Murders
June 21, 2010 9:56 AM
JEFFERSON, Wis. (AP) - Aging Kentucky con man Edward W. Edwards received his second pair of life sentences in two weeks on Monday. Before sentencing, 77-year-old Edwards sat handcuffed in his wheelchair and made no comments to family members of the Wisconsin couple he admitted to killing 30 years ago.... more » -
Kentucky Man To Be Sentenced For 2 Wisconsin Killings In '80
June 21, 2010 9:02 AM
JEFFERSON, Wis. (AP) - Aging con man Edward W. Edwards of Kentucky is scheduled to be sentenced in Wisconsin after pleading guilty to killing a pair of 19-year-old sweethearts 30 years ago. The 77-year-old Edwards faces mandatory life sentences Monday but the judge is allowed to consider a parole date.... more » -
Nicholas County Man Gets Almost 20 Years In Child Porn Case
June 11, 2010 9:56 AM
A Nicholas County man was sentenced to almost 20 years in prison Thursday after being convicted of receiving child pornography. Robert Ray Butler, 39, was sentenced to a total of 235 months in prison. United States Chief District Court Judge Jennifer B. Coffman cited one of Butler’s prior convictions and... more » -
Two Former Detention Center Officials Sentenced In Abuse Case
June 2, 2010 4:10 PM
Scott Tyree, 47, a former officer at the Lexington-Fayette County Detention Center (FCDC), and Anthony Estep, 35, a former sergeant and supervisor at FCDC, were sentenced in federal court Wednesday in Lexington for their roles in the systematic abuse of detainees at FCDC, the Justice Department announced. Federal Judge Karen... more » -
Man Sentenced For Severely Beating Toddler Play Video
May 28, 2010 12:18 PM
A Lexington man was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for beating a toddler so badly his skull was cracked in half. Kerry Kenney's admitted to beating his former girlfriend's son, Quisey, who is now four, back in 2008. Quisey was in a coma ,had broken bones and a... more » -
Hazard Man Sentenced In Child Porn Case
May 27, 2010 8:50 AM
Jimmie Darrell Gay, 62, of Hazard, was sentenced to 97 months in prison and lifetime supervised release after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. In his guilty plea, Gay admitted receiving visual depictions of child porn through e-mail and on the internet between October 2008 and January 2009. Gay also... more » -
Fourth Accused Former Boyle County Firefighter Sentenced
May 25, 2010 9:47 AM
The fourth of four former Boyle County volunteer firefighters charged with arson was sentenced Tuesday. Melinda Orberson was sentenced to two years in prison in the case. In earlier sentencings in the case, Stephen Orberson faced seven counts of third-degree arson. He'll serve two years on each count. His sentence... more » -
Laurel County Woman Sentenced In Fatal 2009 DUI Wreck
May 24, 2010 4:08 PM
A Laurel county woman who entered a guilty plea to killing her cousin in a DUI car wreck last year was sentenced in the case Monday. Miranda Knowles plead guilty to second-degree manslaughter, wanton endangerment and driving drunk. Police say she caused a three-car accident in April 2009 that killed... more » -
Marshall County Man Gets 20 Years In Child Porn Case
May 17, 2010 2:27 PM
A Marshall County man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday after being convicted of possessing and distributing child pornography. Marshall Circuit Judge Dennis Foust sentenced Michael Dumas, 53, of Benton, to the maximum of 20 years in prison. A Marshall County jury convicted Dumas on April 30... more » -
Former University Of Louisville Dean Sentenced In Fraud Case
May 17, 2010 1:06 PM
LOUISVILLE (AP) - A former education dean at the University of Louisville has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison and ordered to repay $2.2 million for pilfering two universities out of the money and tax evasion. U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson on Monday also ordered Robert David Felner... more » -
"Dusty Dan" Sentenced To Five Years In Child Porn Case Play Video
April 9, 2010 2:34 PM
A former Lexington radio personality who admitted to possession of child pornography was sentenced to five years in prison Friday. Roy Baldridge, known to WBUL listeners as Dusty Dan, pleaded guilty on two child porn charges. Two additional counts were dropped. Baldridge received five years on each charge he plead... more » -
Former Lexington Radio Personality Faces Sentencing
April 9, 2010 5:45 AM
A former Lexington radio personality charged with possession of child pornography will face sentencing Friday. Roy Baldridge, known to WBUL listeners as Dusty Dan, pleaded guilty on two child porn charges. Two additional counts were dropped. Police say that they found 500 images on Baldridge's home computer. The most explicit... more » -
Computer Problem Delays Sentencing For Convicted Killer Play Video
April 8, 2010 12:22 PM
Computer issues in Bourbon County have delayed formal sentencing for a man who admitted to a 2009 murder. Gary Stone, 33, pleaded guilty last month to murdering 43-year-old Pauline Mastin back in January 2009. On Thursday morning in court, the judge said a computer error prevented him from reviewing courts... more » -
Kentucky Woman Sentenced For Computer Intrusion
March 31, 2010 10:53 AM
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - A Kentucky woman will spend more than a year in prison for illegally accessing Mattress Warehouse's computer servers and deleting employees' user accounts. Misty Dawn Evans received a 13-month sentence Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Huntington. The 35-year-old Ashland, Ky., woman also must pay more... more » -
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 guilty... 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 because... 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 Bartley... 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. The 48-year-old... 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 victims'... 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 8... 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 a... 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 »
