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• Scott Co. Teacher Arrested On Sex Charges Released From Jail

  August 22, 2011 8:22 AM

  A Scott County Middle School teacher arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a minor was released from jail Saturday. Scott County Detention Center officials say Jason Carpenter posted a $100,000 bond to secure his release. Police say he had sexually explicit photos of an underage girl... more »

• Police: Teacher Faces 36 New Charges In Underage Sex Case Play Video

  August 18, 2011 11:51 AM

  Georgetown Police said Thursday that a Scott County Middle School teacher arrested Wednesday and charged with almost four dozen counts of sexual misconduct involving minors now faces 36 new charges of first-degree sexual abuse in the case. Jason Carpenter was originally facing 23 counts of promoting sexual performance of... more »

• Tennessee Man Arrested At Kentucky School Where He Teaches

  May 25, 2011 9:38 AM

  PINEVILLE (AP) - A Tennessee man who has taught for years in southeastern Kentucky has been charged with being drunk at school. Math teacher Thomas A. Baker was arrested outside his classroom at Bell County High School on Tuesday morning. Baker, who is 48, lives in Cumberland Gap, Tenn. School... more »

• 2 Kentucky Teachers To Receive Presidential Award

  May 9, 2011 9:09 AM

  LOUISVILLE (AP) - Two Kentucky teachers are among 85 chosen to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching later this year in Washington, D.C. The recipients named by President Barack Obama include math teacher Charles Rutledge of Grayson and science teacher Andrea Broyles of Corbin. Winners... more »

• Louisville Teacher Caught In Car with Student Play Video

  March 15, 2011 6:06 AM

  A Louisville teacher resigned and police and faces charges after police found her in a car with a teenage boy at a park. Police say Carrie Shafer, 38, was partially clothed when police found her and the boy. Officers reported a strong odor of alcohol coming from the car.... more »

• Teacher Arrested While Checking Into Jail

  December 30, 2010 1:33 PM

  A south-central Kentucky teacher was arrested checking in to jail. Police say they found Tylenol 3 pills on Eric Canady, 40, as he was checking into the Knox County jail to serve time for a DUI conviction. Jailers say they found the pills in his socks. Canady works... more »

• Ex-teacher Barred From Madison County Pending Trial

  September 30, 2010 9:36 PM

  RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) - A former teacher has been banned from a central Kentucky county as part of his bond while he awaits trial on charges he had sexual contact with a student. Madison District Judge Brandy O. Brown on Wednesday altered the bond for 34-year-old Joey J. Tate, barring... more »

• Former Madison County Teacher Accused Of Sex Abuse Of Student Banned From County

  September 30, 2010 11:26 AM

  A former teacher and assistant football coach at a Madison County high school accused of sexual abuse of a student has been banned from entering the county as a term of his bond. Joey J. Tate, 34, resigned from Madison Southern High School the day before he was arrested... more »

• Students And Faculty Mourn Death Of Popular Teacher Play Video

  September 14, 2010 8:06 AM

  Powell County schools cancelled classes for Tuesday, as students and staff mourn the death of a popular middle school teacher. Lisa Watkins died when her car slammed into a tree along KY-1057 over the weekend. Watkins worked for Powell County Schools for more than 25 years. Now the 100 students... more »

• Teacher Arrested, Teens Say Held At Gunpoint

  September 6, 2010 10:59 AM

  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A high school teacher is accused of holding several teenagers at gunpoint after he found them ghost-hunting in a graveyard. Hamilton County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Janice Atkinson told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that police went to the Shipley Cemetery on Saturday night after a complaint... more »

• Scott County Teacher Arrested On Drug Charges

  August 10, 2010 5:55 AM

  Police arrested a Scott County special ed teacher on Monday night and charged her with possession of a controlled substance. Police say the arrest of Susan Charron, 41, stems from an investigation that began back in April when investigators received information that a teacher was selling prescription pills to a... more »

• Northern Kentucky Teacher Accused Of Beating Son Pleads Not Guilty

  July 26, 2010 1:47 PM

  The northern Kentucky teacher accused of beating his son over a game of hopscotch pleaded not guilty in the case Monday. Police in Boone County say Christopher Robison, 46, caused severe bruising on his 5-year-old son after hitting him with a belt on July 4. Investigators say the beating came... more »

• Teacher Accused Of Beating Son Speaks Out Play Video

  July 14, 2010 10:34 AM

  BURLINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A northern Kentucky teacher accused of whipping his son with a belt says he never bruised the boy and the allegations were made by his former wife. Christopher Robison of Union is charged with felony criminal child abuse. The Kentucky Enquirer reported the complaint said Robison... more »

• Teacher Arrested For Beating Son

  July 13, 2010 5:52 AM

  He apparently got hopping mad over a child's game. And it landed him in jail. Police say Christopher Robison, 46, severely beat his 5-year-old son with a belt because the boy wasn't playing hopscotch to his satisfaction. The incident happened at their Boone County home on July 4.... more »

• Lexington Teacher's Drug Charges Reduced

  May 28, 2010 9:21 PM

  A former Fayette County middle school teacher accused of drug trafficking has plead guilty to reduced charges. 29-year-old Ashley Delaney was arrested in March after police searched a home on Duval Street. Officers say they found a dozen marijuana plants, digital scales and rolling papers. Delaney was charged with trafficking... more »

• Teacher Sentenced To Five Years In Death Of Infant Son Play Video

  April 23, 2010 10:53 AM

  The former Christ the King teacher charged in the 2007 death of her infant son was sentenced in Fayette Circuit Court on Friday morning. Courtney Bishop was sentenced to five years in prison for reckless homicide. Bishop was set to stand trial for murder and criminal abuse of her son,... more »

• Teacher's Funeral Arrangements Announced Play Video

  March 14, 2010 9:48 PM

  Funeral arrangements are set for a Laurel County Elementary School teacher who was killed in a crash on Thursday. Police said 31-year-old Elizabeth Denman died at the scene when a suspected drunk driver hit her head-on in Clay County. That driver, 33-year-old Ronnie Hacker, was also killed. Denman taught fourth... more »

• Fayette County Teacher Arrested On Drug Charges Play Video

  March 10, 2010 12:18 PM

  A Fayette County teacher and man were arrested Tuesday after police say they found marijuana plants growing in the basement of a south Lexington home. Ashley DeLaney, 28, is a seventh-grade language teacher and dance coach at Crawford Middle School. She was arrested along with Jeremy Byard, 31, on Tuesday... more »

• Greenup County Teacher Charged With Inappropriate Relationship With Student

  January 14, 2010 4:26 PM

  A Greenup County teacher has been arrested after police say he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a student. In December, Kentucky State Police in Ashland began an investigation into an inappropriate relationship Jason Chapman, 32, a teacher in the Russell Independent School System and a student. They say Chapman... more »

• Elementary School Teacher Arrested In Drug Sting

  October 27, 2009 3:22 PM

  A Magoffin County elementary school teacher has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking following an undercover investigation by Operation UNITE. Darrell B. Patrick, 46, of Salyersville was arrested at his home shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday. Patrick, a teacher at North Magoffin Elementary School, faces six counts of first-degree... more »

• Tates Creek High Teacher Suspended After Alleged Incident Play Video

  October 26, 2009 5:25 PM

  A teacher at Tates Creek High School has been suspended after an alleged inappropriate incident at the school. David Goodpaster is a social studies teacher at the school. He's been suspended while the district investigates a confrontation with a student Monday. School officials say the alleged incident involves "inappropriate physical... more »

• Former Teacher Accused Of Sex With Student Found Not Guilty

  October 16, 2009 4:00 PM

  A former Campbell County teacher accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student was found not guilty in the case Friday. Former Dayton High School teacher Nicole Howell was acquitted of first-degree sex abuse. She had testified Thursday that she hadn't even held the student's hand or allowed him to... more »

• Teen Testifies In Former N. Kentucky Teacher's Rape Case

  October 14, 2009 11:01 AM

  A teen who said he had sex with a former northern Kentucky high school teacher took the witness stand in the first day of the teacher's trial. Nicole Howell, 26, was fired from her job as an English teacher at Dayton High School in Campbell County after she was arrested... more »

• Former Teacher To Face Trial On Charge She Had Sex With Student Play Video

  October 13, 2009 12:06 PM

  A former high school teacher in northern Kentucky will face trial after being accused of having sex with a student. Nicole Howell is charged with first-degree sexual abuse. In January, Howell was fired from her job at Dayton High School after accusations surfaced that she had sex with a 16-year-old... more »

• Clay County Federal Worker Death Possible Anti-Government Sentiment Play Video

  September 23, 2009 11:41 PM

  The FBI is investigating the death of a census worker in Clay County as a possible statement of anti-government sentiment. 51-year-old Bill Sparkman was found dead September 12th near a cemetary in the Daniel Boone National Forest. Sparkman described his job at the Bureau to a friend as going to... more »

• Complaint: Teacher Had Party With Underage Drinking Play Video

  September 22, 2009 12:15 PM

  A Mercer County High School teacher arrested Monday after allegedly threatening another teacher hosted a party last month at which there was underage drinking, according the a complaint filed by the teacher he allegedly threatened. The alleged threatening incident happened at about noon Monday. According to a complaint filed with... more »

• Mercer Co. Teacher Charged With Terroristic Threatening

  September 22, 2009 9:11 AM

  A Mercer County High School teacher was arrested Monday night and charged with terroristic threatening after he allegedly argued with and threatened another teacher. The incident happened at about noon Monday. According to a complaint filed with police, Dustin Mosko, a drama teacher at the school, went into the classroom... more »