LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST – NOVEMBER 24-30, 2019

LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST – NOVEMBER 24-30, 2019

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, ALONG WITH CHILLY, RAINY WEATHER, LEADS TO DROP IN ARRESTS IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AND NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.

In the past 7 day period from 12:01 A.M. November 24, 2019 thru to 11:59 P.M. November 30, 2019, there were at least 57 individuals who were arrested and were brought to be lodged at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville, Kentucky. Out of those 93, 9 of those arrested were from Lawrence County.

Five Lawrence County residents were taken into custody in other Kentucky counties (1 in Martin County, who was later transferred to Pike County, and 4 in Johnson County).

That is in comparison to the previous past 9 day period from 12:01 A.M. November 15, 2019 thru to 11:59 P.M. November 23, 2019, there were at least 93 individuals who were arrested and were brought to be lodged at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville, Kentucky. Out of those 93, 14 of those arrested were from Lawrence County. 4 Lawrence County residents were taken into custody in other Kentucky counties (1 in Martin County, 2 in Johnson County, and 2 in Rowan County). Also 3 Fort Gay, West Virginia residents were arrested in various Kentucky county jurisdictions .

The number of inmates that were lodged at the BSRDC in Paintsville as of 11:59 P.M. Sunday night, December 1, 2019, was 212.

The names and criminal charges of those latest fourteen arrested in Lawrence County, along with the four Lawrence County residents (and 3  Fort Gay,W.Va. residents) arrested in other Ky. county jurisdictions, are the following:

The names and criminal charges of those latest nine arrested in Lawrence County, along with the five Lawrence County residents arrested in other Ky. county jurisdictions, are the following:

Tennie R. Copley, 45, of Louisa, was arrested on November 24, 2019, at 2:02 P.M., by trooper Steven Davidson, of the Kentucky State Police, and was charged with:

• NON-PAYMENT OF COURT COSTS, FEES OR FINES.

Carlos R Hayes, 50, of Louisa, was arrested on November 24,2019,at 5:45 P.M.,by chief deputy Mason Keefer,of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, & was charged with:

• FLAGRANT NON SUPPORT (2 SEPARATE CHARGES COUNTS).

Bobbi Jean Hayes, 41, of Louisa, was arrested on November 24, 2019, at 5:47 P.M.,by patrolman officer Hunter James, of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with:

• POSSESSION  CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 1ST DEGREE, 1ST OFFENSE (METHAMPHETAMINE),

• DRUG PARAPHERNALIA – BUY/ POSSESS,

• TRAFFICKING IN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE,1ST DEGREE,1ST OFFENSE – (< 10 D.U. DRUG UNSPECIFIED SCHEDULE 1 & 2),

• SPEEDING 10 MPH OVER LIMIT

• DISREGARDING STOP SIGN,

• NO REGISTRATION PLATES.

Jessica Graham, 38, of Blaine,Kentucky; was arrested on November 25,2019,at 7:24 A.M.,by a deputy of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with:

• PUBLIC INTOXICATION-CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (EXCLUDES ALCOHOL),

• FALSELY REPORTING AN INCIDENT.

John Thomas Scott, 33, of Louisa, was arrested on November 26, 2019, at 10:32 A.M., by patrolman officer Hunter James, of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with:

• FAILURE TO APPEAR, CITATION FOR MISDEMEANOR.

Melissa M. Francis, 44, of Trenton, Ohio; was arrested on November 26, 2019, at 4:07 P.M., by chief deputy Mason Keefer, of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with, via a grand jury indictment:

• PERSISTENT FELONY OFFENDER II,

• MANUFACTURING METHAMPHETAMINE, 1ST OFFENSE.

Bruce E. Fields, 42, of Louisa, was arrested on November 28,2019, at 2:05 A.M., by patrolman officer Teddie B. Newsome, of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with:

• FAILURE TO APPEAR.

William C. Bowen, 20, of Louisa, was arrested on November 29, 2019, at 7:34 P.M., by patrolman officer Shane James, of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with:

• POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 1ST DEGREE,1ST OFFENSE (METHAMPHETAMINE)

,•DRUG PARAPHERNALIA – BUY/ POSSESS,

• PUBLIC INTOXICATION-CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (EXCLUDES ALCOHOL),.

Jamie Hardy, 39, of Louisa, was arrested on November 30, 2019, at 12:57 P.M., by patrolman officer Shane James, of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with:

• OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER/INFLUENCE ALCOHOL/DRUGS/ETC. .08 – 1ST OFFENSE,

• NO TAIL LAMPS,

• PRESCRIPTION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE NOT PROPER CONTAINER 1ST OFFENSE,

• FAILURE OF OWNER TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED INSURANCE/SECURITY, 1ST OFFENSE,

• LICENSE TO BE IN POSSESSION,

• POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 1ST DEGREE, 1ST OFFENSE (METHAMPHETAMINE).

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Jimmy D. Cornette Sr., 54, of Louisa ,Kentucky; was arrested on November 27, 2019, at 12:03 A.M., by a deputy of the Martin County Sheriff Department, and was charged with:

• PROBATION VIOLATION (FOR FELONY OFFENSE).

Additional charge

Jimmy Cornette Sr. was transferred from the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville, Ky. in Johnson County; and was taken to the Pike County Detention Center in Pikeville, Ky., on November 27, 2019, at 11:29 P.M., by Lieutenant Jason Fields, of the Pike County Detention Center; on a federal warrant from via: U.S. MARSHALS-KENTUCKY.

Eden L. Steele,  40, of Louisa, Kentucky; was arrested in Johnson County, on November 27, 2019, at 4:40 P.M., by Captain Johnathan Holbrook, of the Paintsville Police Department, and was charged with:

• THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING OR DISPOSITION SHOPLIFTING UNDER/$500,

• POSSESSING LICENSE WHEN PRIVILEGES ARE REVOKED,

• SERVING TWO BENCH WARRANTS FOR COURT.

Tammy L. Mullett-Stepp, 40, of Louisa, Kentucky; was arrested in Johnson County, on November 28, 2019, at 9:44 A.M., by deputy Tim Clark, of the Johnson County Sheriff Department, and was charged with:

• DRUG PARAPHERNALIA – BUY/POSSESS,

• POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE,

• SERVING TWO BENCH WARRANTS FOR COURT.

Timmy Mullett, 40, of Louisa, Kentucky; was arrested in Johnson County, on November 28, 2019, at 9:53 A.M., by deputy Tim Clark, of the Johnson County Sheriff Department, and was charged with:

• SERVING TWO BENCH WARRANTS FOR COURT.

Kelly Hampton, 26, of Louisa, was arrested in Johnson County on November 29,2019, at 8:52 P.M., by officer Brian Runyon, of the Paintsville Police Department, and was charged with:

• SERVING BENCH WARRANT FOR COURT.