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  • Woman Who Says Pastor Raped Her Comes Forward

    May 9, 2013 5:33 AM

    A woman who says a southern Kentucky preacher raped her as a child went public Wednesday. In 2011, a Wayne County grand jury indicted Gerald Dishman on 13 counts of raping a child. Since then, he's bonded out of jail and continued his ministry as pastor of Denny Hollow... more »
  • Police Release More Information On Fatal Wayne Co. Fire

    March 15, 2013 8:09 AM

    Kentucky State Police investigators say a fatal Wayne County fire apparently started in a bathroom. The fire was first reported at a home along KY-1009 around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, about 15 miles south of Monticello. Firefighters say heavy smoke was pouring from the front of the house when they... more »
  • Wayne County Fire Victims Identified Play Video

    March 15, 2013 6:23 AM

    The Wayne County coroner has released the names of three people killed in a fire overnight. The fire was first reported at a home along KY-1009 around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, about 15 miles south of Monticello. Douglas Walker, 53, was declared dead at the scene. The coroner... more »
  • Two Adults, One Child Killed In Wayne County Fire

    March 15, 2013 4:55 AM

    Two adults and a child died in a fire in Wayne County overnight. The fire was first reported at a home along KY-1009 around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, about 15 miles south of Monticello. Firefighters say heavy smoke was pouring from the front of the house when they arrived, and... more »
  • Ambulance Crashes Into Wayne County Home

    January 14, 2013 5:43 AM

    An ambulance crashed into a home in Wayne County over the weekend. Officials say the ambulance driver lost control of the vehicle along Water Street. The ambulance crashed through a fence and barreled into a house. The driver and a person in the passenger seat both suffered minor injuries.... more »
  • One Arrested In Wayne County Home Invasion

    December 7, 2012 6:24 AM

    Police in Wayne County arrested one person, and continue to search for two other suspects, after a Thursday morning home invasion. Police say three people came into a home. One of the robbers was armed with a gun, and the trio took hundreds of dollars in cash and a... more »
  • Woman's Car Shot Up In Wayne County

    July 11, 2012 6:50 AM

    Police in Wayne County are investigating a drive-by shooting in Monticello. Debbie Barnhouse says she was inside her home when she heard shots ring out. "And then I started screaming at my husband, and I could still hear pow, pow, pow, pow, like a whole bunch of firecrackers,... more »
  • Storms Cause Damage In Southeastern Counties Play Video

    April 27, 2012 6:14 AM

    Strong thunderstorms rumbled through southeastern counties Thursday, leaving behind some damage in their wake. High winds ripped part of the roof off a McCreary County car wash. A Mexican restaurant across the parking lot also lost pieces of its roof, and debris caused some damage to a nearby building.... more »
  • Wildfire Problem In Wayne, Clinton Counties

    April 2, 2012 6:40 AM

    COLUMBIA (AP) - Kentucky State Police say wildfires have been increasing in the Clinton and Wayne county areas, and troopers will join forces this week with rangers from the Kentucky Division of Forestry to draw attention to the problem. The fires are occurring in the wooded areas between Kentucky 696... more »
  • Woman Who Tried To Attack Judge Back In Jail Play Video

    December 28, 2011 1:03 PM

    A woman who tried to attack a Wayne County judge during court last summer is back in jail, facing new charges. Video captured Melissa Hardwick, 45, lunging toward family court judge Jennifer Upchurch-Edwards last July. Bailiffs had to wrestle Hardwick to the ground. Police arrested Hardwick again Monday... more »
  • Pregnant Woman Found At Wayne County Meth Lab; Three Arrested

    September 27, 2011 11:35 AM

    A pregnant woman was treated for exposure to methamphetamine after the discovery of a working lab in Wayne County Monday night that resulted in three arrests. Charged by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office with one count of manufacturing methamphetamine were 38-year-old Lenny Lunsford, 39-year-old Angela D. Wallace, and 35-year-old... more »
  • Toddler Drain Cleaner Death Trial Postponed

    September 15, 2011 8:49 AM

    MONTICELLO (AP) - A judge has delayed the Wayne County trial of four people charged in connection to the death of a toddler who drank drain cleaner. The case revolves around the May 2009 death of 20-month-old Kayden Branham. The boy died after drinking the substance, which he found in... more »
  • Trial For Man Accused In Toddler Death Set To Start In Wayne Co.

    September 14, 2011 6:58 AM

    The trial of a Wayne County man charged in his toddler son's death is set to begin Wednesday. Police arrested Bryan Daniels, 21, in May 2009 after his 22-month-old son drank "liquid fire", an ingredient used to make meth. The child's mother also faces charges, but her case... more »
  • Wayne Co. Couple Charged In Toddler Death Due In Court

    August 8, 2011 10:08 AM

    A Wayne County woman and her boyfriend charged in the death of the woman's 18-month-old son are scheduled for their preliminary hearing Monday afternoon. Kayla Lord and Jared Futrell both face murder charges. Officials say Staten Stephenson died from injuries to his head, chest, arms, legs and stomach. ... more »
  • Woman Who Lunged At Wayne Co. Judge Indicted

    August 5, 2011 8:52 AM

    A Wayne County grand jury indicted a woman caught on court cameras trying to attack a judge last month. The grand jury indicted Melissa Denise Hardwick on charges of intimidating a participant in a legal process, terroristic threatening and disorderly conduct. Hartwick was in court after her husband... more »
  • Death Of Wayne Co. Toddler Under Investigation

    July 27, 2011 6:21 AM

    Police in Wayne County say they are investigating the death of a toddler. Monticello police detectives confirm 18-month-old Staten Stephenson died at UK Hospital on Monday. He was flown there on July 16 for treatment of injuries. Police are calling it a death investigation. They have not filed... more »
  • Fatal Wayne County ATV Accident

    July 18, 2011 7:02 AM

    An Ohio man died in a Wayne County ATV accident Sunday morning. Police say Tyler M. Conner, 21, of Maineville, Ohio, was driving an ATV along Pottershop Road in the Jabez community around 2:44 a.m. He failed to negotiate a curve, left the roadway and crashed through a fence.... more »
  • Fatal Wayne County Accident

    June 22, 2011 5:19 AM

    A woman died and a man was hospitalized after a single vehicle accident in Wayne County Tuesday evening. The Wayne County Sheriff's office says John H. Warner, 82, was driving a Jeep southbound along HWY-167 when he lost control of the vehicle, went off the roadway and crashed into... more »
  • Fire Rips Through Wayne Co. Stockyard

    June 22, 2011 5:11 AM

    Fire blazed through a Wayne County stockyard early Wednesday morning. The fire broke out around 12:30 a.m. at the stockyard along West Columbia Avenue in Monticello. A police officer noticed the flames and called the fire department. Dispatchers say firefighters from multiple agencies responded. Officials initially said 12... more »
  • Wayne Co. Police Discover Meth Lab, Child Nearby

    April 13, 2011 6:53 AM

    Monticello police arrested a man after discovering an active meth lab and a small child nearby. Police found the lab while executing a search warrant in the Missouri Hollow area. A tip prompted the investigation. Officer arrested Daniel Vaughn, 27, and charged him with manufacturing meth and controlled... more »
  • Grand Jury Clears Pulaski Deputy In Shooting

    March 25, 2011 9:45 AM

    SOMERSET (AP) - A grand jury's review of a police shooting in Pulaski County has cleared a sheriff's deputy. A Wayne County grand jury declined to indict Pulaski County Deputy Danny Pevley in the fatal shooting of an intoxicated man at his home last month, reports the Commonwealth Journal in... more »
  • ID Of Man Shot By Deputy In Wayne County Released

    February 24, 2011 10:51 AM

    Police have released the name of a man who was shot and killed by a Pulaski County Sheriff's deputy in Wayne County Thursday morning. Kentucky State Police say Wayne County dispatch got a call reporting a domestic complaint in the Jabez community around 4 a.m. Wayne County officials then... more »
  • Deputy Shoots, Kills Man In Wayne County

    February 24, 2011 8:46 AM

    Police are investigating after a Pulaski County Sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man in Wayne County Thursday morning. Kentucky State Police say Wayne County dispatch got a call reporting a domestic complaint in the Jabez community around 6 a.m. Wayne County called the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department for... more »
  • Wayne County Baby Shaking Case Goes To Grand Jury

    November 25, 2010 8:00 AM

    A grand jury will hear the case of a Wayne County man accused of repeatedly shaking his newborn son. Zachary Wiater pleaded not-guilty to first degree assault. Police say Wiater called 911 back on Oct. 26 asking for medical help for his six month old son. Records indicate... more »
  • Funeral Fund Set Up For Woman Killed In Wayne County Accident

    September 7, 2010 3:23 PM

    A funeral fund has been set up for a Wayne County woman who was killed in single-vehicle accident Monday morning. The accident happened at about 8:30 a.m. on Kentucky 92. Police say Gretchen Koontz, 35, of Monticello was heading west when her passenger-side tires dropped off the road. Her car... more »
  • Fatal Wayne County Crash

    August 9, 2010 9:17 AM

    One person died and another was injured in a Wayne County traffic accident Sunday morning. Police say Taylor S. Kinnett, 19, of Monticello, was driving a Ford Escape eastbound along KY-92 around 8:40 a.m. when she lost control of the car. The vehicle left the roadway, struck a culvert and... more »
  • Man Assaults Neighbor With Pitchfork

    July 14, 2010 8:08 AM

    Kentucky State Police arrested a Wayne County man after he assaulted a neighbor with a pitchfork on Tuesday afternoon. Police say they received a report of a confrontation between property owners along KY-1619 around 4:30 p.m. Investigators say Lloyd Sheppard, 46, was inspecting property markers set during a recent survey... more »
  • Arrest In Wayne County Shooting

    March 25, 2010 7:03 AM

    Kentucky State Police say they have made an arrest in a Wayne County shooting. The shooting took place Monday, March 22, at Lakeview Yachts, east of Monticello. Police say David C. Shores, 42, shot the unidentified victim in the back of the legs as he was coming out of the... more »
  • Two Men Arrested After Active Meth Lab Found In Wayne County Home

    March 1, 2010 3:16 PM

    Two men have been arrested in Wayne County after police say an active methamphetamine lab was discovered at a home. Operation UNITE charged 33-year-old Troy E. Paige of Monticello and 43-year-old Jimmy Rednour of Albany with one count each of manufacturing methamphetamine and fourth-degree controlled substance endangerment to a child.... more »
  • Family Blames Loss Of Home On Delay

    February 2, 2010 6:56 AM

    A Wayne County family says that a communication breakdown between fire departments resulted in the loss of their home Monday. The Morrow family got safely out of their house on HWY 790 when a fire broke out, but they say it took firefighters more than an hour to respond. Fire... more »
  • Escaped Wayne County Jail Inmate Recaptured

    October 12, 2009 1:22 PM

    An inmate accused of injuring a guard and escaping from the Wayne County Detention Center early Monday morning has been re-captured. Officials have confirmed Jeremy Sescourka, 19, had been in the jail since March on charges of first degree rape, first degree sodomy, second degree escape and tampering with a... more »
  • Guard Who Was Assaulted By Escaped Inmate Talks To LEX 18

    October 12, 2009 12:17 PM

    A Wayne County Detention Center guard who was allegedly assaulted by two inmates, one of which later escaped, talked to LEX 18 Monday about the incident. Guard Sherry Kelsay was working in the control room at jail at about 4:30 a.m. Monday when Jeremy Sescourka, 19, and 25-year-old Joe Cook... more »
  • Authorities Continue Search For Wayne Co. Inmate Accused Of Assaulting Guard, Escaping

    October 12, 2009 8:05 AM

    LEX 18 has learned what charges the inmate accused of injuring a guard and escaping from the Wayne County Jail was being held on. Officials have confirmed Jeremy Sescourka, 19, had been in the jail since March on charges of first degree rape, first degree sodomy, second degree escape and... more »
  • Guard Recovering After She Says Inmate Attacked Her, Escaped In Wayne County

    October 12, 2009 7:17 AM

    The search continues for an inmate authorities said injured a guard and escaped from the Wayne County Jail. It happened around 4:30 a.m. Monday. LEX 18 has spoken with the family of the injured guard, Sherry Kelsey. They said she was working in the control room when Jeremy Sescourka, 19,... more »
  • Police Search For Inmate Who Injured Employee, Escaped From Wayne Co. Jail

    October 12, 2009 5:43 AM

    Authorities are looking for an inmate who escaped after an incident Monday at the Wayne County Jail. We're told around 4:30 a.m., Jeremy Sescourka, 19, escaped from the facility after injuring a female employee. Emergency workers said her name is Sherry Kelsey. She was taken to a local hospital. We're... more »
  • Alleged Horseback Shooter Indicted For Capital Murder

    September 21, 2009 10:23 PM

    A Wayne County grand jury has handed down a capital murder indictment for the man police say shot and killed Samantha Rigney as she was standing on her front porch with her family around her. Police say Richard E. Smith rode up to Rigney's home on horseback and started firing... more »