HEAVY WEEK OF ARRESTS FOR SERIOUS CRIMES; ALSO, ‘STICKY FINGERS’ WAVE POPS UP AGAIN, 7 ARRESTS DURING 5 LAST WEEKDAYS PERIOD BY LOUISA POLICE
MAY 15, 2017 – written by WADE QUEEN
THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT UPTICK IN THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS AROUND THE BIG SANDY COUNTIES, ESPECIALLY LAWRENCE COUNTY LAST WEEK
AND THE NUMBER OF INMATES BEING HOUSED CURRENTLY HAS TEMPERED DOWN, BUT IS STILL ABOVE NORMAL, THEY WERE HOVERING BETWEEN 240 AND 250 FOR OVER A WEEK NOW. WHICH SHOWS EVEN WITH A SPIKE IN ARRESTS, WITH THE JAIL POPULATION STAYING THE SAME, NEW ARREST SUBJECTS BROUGHT TO THE BSRDC ARE BEING GIVEN BOND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SOMETIMES WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS OF BEING BROUGHT TO THE JAIL. ( WHICH IS WHY WE MISSED THE NAMES OF THE ARRESTING OFFICERS ON SEVERAL OF THE ARRESTS THIS WEEK).
OUT OF THE AT LEAST 95 INMATES BOOKED AT THE BIG SANDY REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER IN PAINTSVILLE FROM 12:01 A.M. MAY 8 THRU 11:59 P.M. MAY 15, 20 OF THEM WERE FROM LAWRENCE COUNTY (ONE OF WHICH WAS A CUSTODY TRANSFER FOR A MAJOR SENTENCING). COMPARED THAT TO OUT OF THE 75 INMATES BOOKED AT THE BIG SANDY REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER IN PAINTSVILLE FROM 12:01 A.M. MAY 1 THRU 11:59 P.M. MAY 7, 8 OF THEM WERE FROM LAWRENCE COUNTY, FOR A TOTAL OF NINE ARRESTS.
27 OF THOSE 95 ARRESTS OCCURRED IN ONE DAY HERE IS THE DAILY COUNT OF ARRESTED INDIVIDUALS BROUGHT TO THE BIG SANDY REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER:
MONDAY MAY 8: 12
TUESDAY MAY 9: 27
WEDNESDAY MAY 10: 10
THURSDAY MAY 11: EIGHT
FRIDAY MAY 12: 17
SATURDAY MAY 13: FIVE
SUNDAY MAY 14: SIX
MONDAY MAY 15: 10
THE NAMES OF THE TWENTY MOST RECENT LAWRENCE COUNTY ARRESTS IN THE LAST EIGHT DAYS ARE THE FOLLOWING:
Christopher Fugitt, 23, of Louisa, was arrested on May 8, 2017, at 6:26 P.M., by chief deputy Mark Wheeler of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with: • DOMESTIC ABUSE – DUTIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Sherry E. Vance, 40, of Blaine, Kentucky; was arrested on May 8, 2017, at 7:51 P.M., by patrolman officer Hunter James of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with: • THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING OR DISPOSITION SHOPLIFTING UNDER/$500.
Willis G. Horn, 26, of Inez, Kentucky; was arrested on May 8, 2017, at 10:06 P.M., by chief deputy Mark Wheeler of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with: • OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER/INFLUENCE ALCOHOL/DRUGS/ ETC. .08 – 1ST OFFENSE, • TRAFFICKING IN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, 1ST DEGREE, 1ST OFFENSE – (> OR = 2 GRAMS METHAMPHETAMINE), • CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON.
Ashley M. Horn, 26, of Inez, Kentucky; was arrested on May 8, 2017, at 10:17 P.M., by chief deputy Mark Wheeler of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with: • PUBLIC INTOXICATION-CONTROLLED SUB(EXCLUDES ALCOHOL), • TRAFFICKING IN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, 1ST DEGREE, 1ST OFFENSE – (> OR = 2 GRAMS METHAMPHETAMINE ), • TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, • DRUG PARAPHERNALIA – BUY/POSSESS.
Donna Maynard, 59, of Inez, Kentucky; was arrested on May 9, 2017, at 4:35 P.M., by an officer of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with: • THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING OR DISPOSITION SHOPLIFTING UNDER/$500.
Shella Marcum, 46, of Louisa, was arrested on May 9, 2017, at 4:35 P.M., by an officer of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with: • THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING OR DISPOSITION SHOPLIFTING UNDER/$500.
Jennifer Harless. 27, of Louisa, was arrested on May 9, 2017, at 4:51 P.M., by an officer of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with: • THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING OR DISPOSITION SHOPLIFTING UNDER/$500.
Danielle M Robertson, 20, of Louisa, was arrested on May 9, 2017, at 9:18 P.M., by an officer of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with: • THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING OR DISPOSITION SHOPLIFTING UNDER/$500.
John F. McCoy, 32, of Louisa, was arrested on May 9, 2017, at 9:23 P.M., by patrolman officer Hunter James of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with: • FLAGRANT NON SUPPORT, • TERRORISTIC THREATENING, 3RD DEGREE, • THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING OR DISPOSITION SHOPLIFTING UNDER/$500.
Jonie M. Collinsworth, 40, of Louisa, was arrested on May 10, 2017, at 7:51 P.M., by chief deputy Mark Wheeler of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with: • OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER/INFLUENCE ALCOHOL /DRUGS/ETC. .08 – 1ST OFFENSE, • OPERATING ON SUSPENDED OR REVOKED OPERATORS LICENSE, • POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, 3RD DEGREE – DRUG UNSPECIFIED, • POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA.
Kevin A. Smith, 30, of Rush, Kentucky; was arrested on May 11, 2017, at 1:30 P.M., by deputy Chuck Jackson of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with: • NO REGISTRATION PLATES, • NO REGISTRATION RECEIPT, • FAILURE TO REGISTER TRANSFER OF MOTOR VEHICLE, • FAILURE TO PRODUCE INSURANCE CARD, • LICENSE TO BE IN POSSESSION, • OPERATING ON SUSPENDED OR REVOKED OPERATORS LICENSE, • FAILURE TO WEAR SEAT BELTS, • OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER/INFLUENCE ALCOHOL /DRUGS/ETC. .08 – 1ST OFFENSE.
Jeremy Vanover Jr., 40, of Louisa, was arrested on May 11, 2017, at 3:30 P.M., by deputy Chuck Jackson of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with: • THEFT OF SERVICES, • NO REGISTRATION RECEIPT, • NO REGISTRATION PLATES, • OPERATING ON SUSPENDED OR REVOKED OPERATORS LICENSE, • FAILURE TO NOTIFY ADDRESS CHANGE TO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, • FAILURE TO REGISTER TRANSFER OF MOTOR VEHICLE, • FAILURE OF OWNER TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED INSURANCE /SECURITY, 1ST OFFENSE.
Jillanna Gillum, 39, of Catlettsburg, Kentucky; was arrested on May 11, 2017, at 7:19 P.M., by an officer of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with: • THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING OR DISPOSITION SHOPLIFTING UNDER/$500.
Timothy W. Scott, 43, of Louisa, was arrested on May 12, 2017, at 12:36 P.M., by a deputy of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with: • PROBATION VIOLATION (FOR FELONY OFFENSE).
Stanley Messer, 35, of Kermit, West Virginia; was arrested on May 12, 2017, at 7:51 P.M., by patrolman officer Julius Musick of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with: • ASSAULT, 4TH DEGREE (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE) NO VISIBLE INJURY, • HARASSING COMMUNICATIONS.
David B. McKenzie, 55, of Louisa, was arrested on May 13, 2017, at 11:49 P.M., by trooper Forest Newsome, of the Kentucky State Police, and was charged with: • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, 1ST DEGREE, • LEAVING SCENE OF ACCIDENT-FAILURE TO RENDER AID OR ASSISTANCE.
Stacey Michelle Keesee, 35, of Louisa, was arrested on May 14, 2017, at 3:04 A.M. by patrolman officer Julius Musick of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with: • ASSAULT, 1ST DEGREE, • CRIMINAL TRESPASS-1ST DEGREE.
Keith Hammonds, 50, of Paintsville, Kentucky; was arrested on May 14, 2017, at 8:32 P.M., by trooper Forest Newsome, of the Kentucky State Police, and was charged with: • BURGLARY, 1ST DEGREE, • FLEEING OR EVADING POLICE, 2ND DEGREE (ON FOOT), • GIVING OFFICER FALSE NAME OR ADDRESS, • SERVING PAROLE VIOLATION WARRANT, • POSS CONT SUB 1ST DEG, 1ST OFF (METHAMPHETAMINE), • ASSAULT 3RD DEGREE-POLICE OFFICER OR PROBATION OFFICER,, • OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER/INFLUENCE ALCOHOL/DRUGS/ETC. .08 (AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES) 4TH OR >, • FLEEING OR EVADING POLICE, 1ST DEGREE (ON FOOT), • DRUG PARAPHERNALIA – BUY/POSSESS, • RESISTING ARREST, • PERSISTENT FELONY OFFENDER I ( TWO SEPARATE COUNTS), • THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING OR DISPOSITION ALL OTHERS $500 OR MORE BUT UNDER/$10,000.
Tonielle N. Porter, 27, of Huntington, West Virginia; was arrested on May 15, 2017, at 4:46 P.M., by Sheriff Garrett Roberts of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with: • TRAFFICKING IN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, 1ST DEGREE, 1ST OFFENSE – (< 2 GRAMS HEROIN), • PROMOTING CONTRABAND – 1ST DEGREE, • BURGLARY, 1ST DEGREE.
