LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST LIST – APRIL 26-MAY 12, 2020

LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST LIST – APRIL 26-MAY 12,2020

MAY 13, 2020 – written by WADE QUEEN

AS MANY GOT CAUGHT IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AS WERE ARRESTED IN NEXT DOOR COUNTIES IN THE LAST NEARLY TWO AND A HALF WEEKS

FROM APRIL 26-MAY 12, (17 DAYS) THERE HAVE BEEN A TOTAL OF 33 PEOPLE ARRESTED FROM JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MAGOFFIN, & MARTIN COUNTIES COMBINED AND WERE BOOKED AT THE BIG SANDY REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER IN PAINTSVILLE.

FIVE OF THOSE ARRESTS (1 OF WHICH HAD TO BE MADE A CITATION) WERE FROM LAWRENCE COUNTY.

SEPARATELY, 5 LAWRENCE COUNTY RESIDENTS WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN NEIGHBORING COUNTIES (4 IN BOYD COUNTY [2 OF WHICH WAS THE SAME PERSON], AND 1 IN MARTIN COUNTY).

PREVIOUSLY, FROM APRIL 12-25, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 21 PEOPLE ARRESTED FROM JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MAGOFFIN, & MARTIN COUNTIES COMBINED & BOOKED AT THE BIG SANDY REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER IN PAINTSVILLE.

AS OF 11:59 P.M., TUESDAY MAY 12, THERE WERE ONLY 121 INMATES BEING HOUSED AT THE BIG SANDY REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER IN PAINTSVILLE. (THE LOWEST NUMBER OF PRISONERS AT THE BSRDC SINCE THE 1990s)

HERE ARE THE LATEST FIVE ARRESTED IN LAWRENCE COUNTY ALONG WITH THE FIVE OUT OF COUNTY ARRESTED. ARE AS THE FOLLOWING:

Rosemary Lemaster, 63, of North Royalton, Ohio, was charges on April 27, 2020, by the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with:

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

According to press release of the citation report by the Louisa Police Department, they responded to a complaint at Walmart, regarding a woman who had pushed out a load of merchandise in a shopping cart without paying and attempted to flee the area, according the citation report.

LPD Patrolman officer Teddy Newsome located the suspect’s vehicle traveling on Commerce Drive toward 2565, and officer Newsome was able to catch up to it and initiated a traffic stop on the suspect, who was soon identified as Rosemary Lemaster, the report said.

During the traffic stop search, a tote bin was seen in the back seat of the vehicle full of various items from Walmart that was valued together totaling $342.81, the citation said.

Walmart management stated to officers that the woman (Ms. Lemaster) had dome the same thing back in late March, and that they had been watching for her to return, the press release said.

Rosemary Lemaster was ultimately not taken to jail due to the BSRDC rules due to Ky. State Supreme Court order regarding to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, and subsequently was given a citation for a court date appearance set in July.

Rockie Williams, 64, of Ashland, Kentucky; was arrested on April 29, 2020, at 2:03 A.M., by deputy Everett Chase Kirk, of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with:

• OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER/INFLUENCE ALCOHOL/DRUGS/ETC. .08 – 2ND OFFENSE,

• IMPROPER PARKING FIRE LANE/BLOCK TRAVELED PORTION OF HIGHWAY .

Kody Harless, 21, of Tomahawk, Kentucky; was arrested on May 3, 2020, at 12:06A.M., by deputy Michael Housinger, of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, & was charged with:

• PUBLIC INTOXICATION-CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (EXCLUDES ALCOHOL),

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

• TRAFFICKING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF SCHOOL,

• SELL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TO A MINOR, 1ST OFFENSE.

Timothy R. Bailey, 33, of Louisa, was arrested on May 8, 2020, at 12:04 A.M.,by detective Hunter James, of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with:

• POSSESSION OF HANDGUN BY CONVICTED FELON.

Dale Ray Griffith, 46, of Adams, Kentucky; was arrested on May 11, 2020, at 1:14 A.M., by deputy Everett Chase Kirk, of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with:

• OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER/INFLUENCE ALCOHOL/DRUGS/ETC. .08 – 2ND OFFENSE,

• POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, 3RD DEGREE – DRUG UNSPECIFIED,

• OPERATING ON SUSPENDED OR REVOKED OPERATORS LICENSE.

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Tiara A. Curry, 23, of Louisa, was arrested in Boyd County, on April 29, 2020, at 10:37 A.M.,by Assistant Chief Gerry Hatzel, of the Catlettsburg Police Department, and was charged with:

• BURGLARY, 3RD DEGREE,

• PERSISTENT FELONY OFFENDER II,

• ASSAULT 3RD DEGREE-POLICE OFFICER OR PROBATION OFFICER,

• RESISTING ARREST,

• DISORDERLY CONDUCT, 2ND DEGREE,

• CRIMINAL TRESPASSING-3RD DEGREE,

• RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY $10,000 OR MORE,

• RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY UNDER/$500.

Tiara Curry’s bond was set for $10,000 unsecured on the 3rd degree burglary charge, $5,000 full cash on assault police officer charge; $10,000 full cash on the theft over $10,000 charge; and unspecified cash amounts on the remaining 5 charges. Tiara Curry has a hearing set for Boyd County Circuit Court on July 2, at 9:00 A.M. Tiara Curry remains in custody at the Boyd County Detention Center in Catlettsburg as of Wednesday morning, May 13.

Richard Aaron Bowens, 30, of Louisa, was arrested in Boyd County, on May 1, 2020, at 6:15 A.M., by deputy Dusty Childers, of the Boyd County Sheriff Department, and was charged with:

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

• POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 1ST DEG, 1ST OFF (METHAMPHETAMINE),

• POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, 3RD DEGREE – DRUG UNSPECIFIED,

• ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF LEGEND DRUG,

• POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA,

• PUBLIC INTOXICATION-CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (EXCLUDES ALCOHOL).

Ethan J. Brown, 22, of Louisa, Kentucky; was arrested in Martin County, Ky.,on May 2,2020, by Sheriff John H. Kirk, of the Martin County Sheriff Department, and was charged with:

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

According to the arrest report citation, while on patrol in the Warfield area, Sheriff John H. Kirk observed the passenger in a vehicle throwing out litter from the vehicle window.

According to Sheriff Kirk in the arrest report, upon approaching the driver’s side of the vehicle, Sheriff Kirk smelled a strong odor of alcohol, and that the subject ,identified as Ethan J. Brown, who admitted that he had drunk four beers.

Sheriff Kirk stated in the report that the subject, Ethan Brown, blew a .143 on the breathalyzer.

In further statements in the arrest report,Sheriff Kirk reported that the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville refused to accept the subject, Ethan Brown, and he was brought back to Martin County and was given a citation and released per the Kentucky State Supreme Court. Blood results are pending in the case.

Richard Aaron Bowens, 30, of Louisa, was arrested in Boyd County, on May 9, 2020, at 2:43 A.M., by deputy Mark Wheeler, of the Boyd County Sheriff Department, and was charged with:

• OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER/INFLUENCE ALCOHOL/DRUGS/ETC. .08 – 2ND OFFENSE,

•NO REGISTRATION PLATES,

• FAILURE OF OWNER TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED INS/SEC, 1ST OFFENSE,

• TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE,

• MENACING,

• POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, 3RD DEGREE – DRUG UNSPECIFIED (3 SEPARATE CHARGES COUNTS).

Richard Bowens bond was set for $2,500 full cash bond only on the DUI charge and has a hearing set for Boyd County District Court on May 20, at 1:00 P.M. Richard Bowens remains in custody at the Boyd County Detention Center in Catlettsburg as of Wednesday morning, May 13.

Wendy Sue Jude, 33, of Louisa, was arrested in Boyd County, on May 9, 2020, at 6:55 P.M., by deputy Mark Wheeler, of the Boyd County Sheriff Department, and was charged with:

• OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER/INFLUENCE ALCOHOL/DRUGS/ETC. .08 – 2ND OFFENSE,

•POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 1ST DEGREE 1ST OFFENSE (DRUG UNSPECIFIED),

• POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 3RD DEGREE – DRUG UNSPECIFIED (2 SEPARATE CHARGES COUNTS).

Wendy Jude’s bond was set for $2,500 full cash bond only on the DUI charge and has a hearing set for Boyd County District Court on May 20, at 1:00 P.M. Wendy Jude remains in custody at the Boyd County Detention Center in Catlettsburg as of Wednesday morning, May 13.