OCTOBER 1, 2023 – written by WADE QUEEN
FROM 12:00 A.M.,SEPTEMBER 1, 2023, THRU TO 11:59 P.M., SEPTEMBER 15, 2023, (15 DAYS); AT LEAST 125 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED FROM JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MAGOFFIN, & MARTIN COUNTIES, & OTHER COUNTIES COMBINED, AND WERE BOOKED AT THE BIG SANDY REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER IN PAINTSVILLE, KY., IN JOHNSON COUNTY.
OUT OF THOSE 125 ARRESTS, 21 ARRESTS WERE FROM LAWRENCE COUNTY.
SEPARATELY, THERE WERE FOUR (4) LAWRENCE COUNTY RESIDENTS ARRESTED IN OTHER KY. COUNTIES: (THREE (3) IN MARTIN COUNTY, AND ONE (1) IN JOHNSON COUNTY).
PREVIOUSLY; FROM 12:00 A.M., SEPTEMBER 1, 2023, THRU TO 11:59 P.M., SEPTEMBER 15, 2023, (15 DAYS); AT LEAST 117 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED FROM JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MAGOFFIN, & MARTIN COUNTIES, & OTHER COUNTIES COMBINED, AND WERE BOOKED AT THE BIG SANDY REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER IN PAINTSVILLE, KY., IN JOHNSON COUNTY. OUT OF THOSE 117 ARRESTS, 20 ARRESTS WERE FROM LAWRENCE COUNTY. SEPARATELY, THERE WERE TWO (2) LAWRENCE COUNTY RESIDENTS ARRESTED IN OTHER KY. COUNTIES: (ONE (1) IN MARTIN COUNTY, AND ONE (1) WHO WAS ARRESTED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY).
THE NUMBER OF INMATES THAT WERE BEING HOUSED AT THE BIG SANDY REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER IN PAINTSVILLE, KY, IN JOHNSON COUNTY, ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, AT 5:00 A.M., WAS 225, WHICH IS HAPPENS TO BE THE MAXIMUM DESIGNATED CAPACITY OF THE BSRDC FACILITY IS–225.
HERE ARE THE TWENTY (21) ARRESTS IN LAWRENCE COUNTY, AND THE FOUR (4) LAWRENCE COUNTY RESIDENTS OUT OTHER COUNTY ARRESTS, ARE AS THE FOLLOWING:
William Joseph McCoy, 51, of Louisa,Kentucky; was arrested on September 15, 2023, at 8:29 P.M., by deputy Travis Music, of the Lawrence County Sheriff Office, and was charged with via a grand jury indictment:
• WANTON ENDANGERMENT-1ST DEGREE,
• PERSISTENT FELONY OFFENSE II,
• MENACING.
Michael A. Wilks, 47, of Louisa,Kentucky; was arrested on September 17, 2023, at 7:33 P.M., by deputy Travis Music, of the Lawrence County Sheriff Office, and was charged with:
• POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 1ST DEGREE, 1ST OFFENSE (METHAMPHETAMINE).
Tori L. Young, 30, of Fallsburg,Kentucky; was arrested on September 17, 2023, at 11:09 P.M., by a trooper of the Kentucky State Police, and was charged with:
• FAILURE TO APPEAR.
Joshua A. Fitzpatrick, 44, of Paintsville, Kentucky; was arrested on September 18, 2023, at 1:57 A.M.,by trooper Zachary Wright,of the Kentucky State Police, & was charged with:
• NO REGISTRATION RECEIPT,
• FAILURE TO PRODUCE INSURANCE CARD,
• FAILURE TO WEAR SEAT BELTS,
• OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER/ INFLUENCE SUBSTANCE (189A.010(1C) – 1ST OFFENSE,
• FAILURE TO OR IMPROPER SIGNAL,
• POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 1ST DEGREE, 1ST OFFENSE (METHAMPHETAMINE),
• DRUG PARAPHERNALIA – BUY/POSSESS,
• POSSESSION OF OPEN ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTAINER IN MOTOR VEHICLE PROHIBITED,
• CARELESS DRIVING.
George A. Lowe, 42, of Louisa,Kentucky; was arrested on September 18, 2023, at 11:30 P.M.,by trooper Austin Castle, of the Kentucky State Police, and was charged with:
• ASSAULT, 4TH DEGREE (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE) MINOR INJURY.
Leslie Scott Triplett, 48, of Louisa, Kentucky; was arrested on September 19, 2023, at 12:29 A.M., by deputy Travis Music, of the Lawrence County Sheriff Office, and was charged with:
• FAILURE TO APPEAR.
Stacy Lynn Jordan, 49, of Louisa, Kentucky; was arrested on September 20, 2023, at 1:46 P.M., and was charged with:
• NON-PAYMENT OF COURT COSTS, FEES, OR FINES
Clinton Jay Perkins, 40, of Louisa, Kentucky; was arrested on September 20, 2023, at 6:17 P.M., by a trooper of the Kentucky State Police, and was charged with:
• FAILURE TO APPEAR.
Rachel M. Thompson, 39, of Louisa, Kentucky; was arrested on September 22, 2023, at 1:45 A.M., by trooper Zachary Wright, of the Kentucky State Police, and was charged with:
• ASSAULT, 4TH DEGREE (MINOR INJURY).
Gary Dee Stephens, 57, of Grayson, Kentucky; was arrested on September 22, 2023, at 12:35 P.M., by trooper Colton Cross, of the Kentucky State Police, and was charged with:
• FLEEING OR EVADING POLICE, 1ST DEGREE (MOTOR VEHICLE), CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, 1ST DEGREE,
• OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER/ INFLUENCE SUBSTANCE (189A.010(1C) – 2ND OFFENSE,
• ASSAULT ON SERVICE ANIMAL, 2ND DEGREE,
• FLEEING OR EVADING POLICE, 2ND DEGREE (ON FOOT),
• SPEEDING 26 MPH OR > SPEED LIMIT,
• RECKLESS DRIVING,
• RESISTING ARREST,
• IMPROPER TURNING.
Gregory L. Pack, 61, of Louisa, Kentucky; was arrested on September 22, 2023, at 1:30 P.M., by deputy Tyler Laney, of the Lawrence County Sheriff Office, and was charged with:
• DISREGARDING STOP SIGN,
• OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER /INFLUENCE SUBSTANCE (189A.010(1C) – 1ST OFFENSE, • DRUG PARAPHERNALIA – BUY/POSSESS.
Johnny B. Riley, 43, of Louisa, Kentucky; was arrested on September 24, 2023, at 6:02 P.M., by deputy Joseph Osborne, of the Lawrence County Sheriff Office, & was charged with:
• DISORDERLY CONDUCT, 2ND DEGREE,
• ALCOHOL INTOXICATION IN A PUBLIC PLACE (1ST & 2ND OFFENSE).
Kenneth O. Pack, 64, of Louisa, Kentucky; was arrested on September 24, 2023, at 8:47 P.M., by deputy Joseph Osborne, of the Lawrence County Sheriff Office, & was charged with via a grand jury indictment:
• POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 1ST DEGREE 1ST OFFENSE (COCAINE),
• DRUG PARAPHERNALIA – BUY/POSSESS.
Kyle J. Vella Jr., 29, of Stambaugh,Kentucky; was arrested on September 26, 2023, at 2:01 A.M., by the Lawrence County Sheriff Office, and was charged with:
• OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER/INFLUENCE ALCOHOL .08 (189A.010(1A) – 1ST OFFENSE,
• POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA.
Bradford J. Cordle, 52, of Louisa,Kentucky; was arrested on September 27, 2023, at 4:00 P.M., by deputy Hall, of the Lawrence County Sheriff Office, and was charged with:
• NON-PAYMENT OF COURT COSTS, FEES OR FINES,
• FAILURE TO APPEAR,
• OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER/INFLUENCE SUBSTANCE (189A.010(1C) – 1ST OFFENSE,
• OPERATING ON SUSPENDED OR REVOKED OPERATORS LICENSE,
• POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA,
• DRUG PARAPHERNALIA – BUY/POSSESS,
• CARELESS DRIVING,
• FAILURE TO OR IMPROPER SIGNAL,
• FAILURE TO WEAR A SEAT BELT,
• NO REGISTRATION RECEIPT,
• NO INSURANCE CARD.
Tiara A. Curry, 27, of Louisa, Kentucky; was arrested on September 28, 2023, at 4:06 A.M., by sergeant-chief deputy Mason Keefer, of the Lawrence County Sheriff Office, & was charged with:
• ESCAPE 3RD DEGREE,
• MENACING,
• ALCOHOL INTOXICATION IN A PUBLIC PLACE (1ST & 2ND OFFENSE),
• DISORDERLY CONDUCT, 2ND DEGREE.
Amy Fugett, 38, of Louisa, Kentucky; was arrested on September 29, 2023, at 5:10 P.M., by patrolwoman officer Shelby Taylor, of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with:
• FAILURE TO APPEAR.
Cassandra E. Robertson, 53, of Louisa, Kentucky; was arrested on September 29, 2023, at 6:40 P.M., by trooper Jordan Sammons, of the Kentucky State Police, and was charged with:
• FAILURE TO APPEAR.
Colbert Haddix, 38, of Louisa, Kentucky; was arrested on September 29, 2023, at 8:04 P.M., by patrolman officer Michael Housinger, of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with:
• POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 1ST DEGREE, 1ST OFFENSE (METHAMPHETAMINE).
Wyatt Wheeler, 27, of Louisa, Kentucky; was arrested on September 30, 2023, at 2:27 A.M., by an officer of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with:
• OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER/INFLUENCE ALCOHOL .08 (189A.010(1A) – 1ST OFFENSE.
Earl Parsons, 48, of Greenup, Kentucky; was arrested on September 30, 2023, at 7:10 P.M., by patrolwoman officer Shelby Taylor, of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with:
• FAILURE TO APPEAR.
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Jeffrey A. Looney, 30, of Louisa, Kentucky; was arrested in Martin County on September 20, 2023, at 7:18 P.M., by the Martin County Sheriff Office, and was charged with:
• DRIVING ON DUI SUSPENDED LICENSE -1ST OFFENSE,
• FAILURE OF OWNER TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED INSURANCE/SECURITY, 1ST OFFENSE,
• NO REGISTRATION RECEIPT.
Tiffany M. Hopson, 37, of Louisa, Kentucky; was taken into custody in Johnson County on September 20, 2023, at 7:28 P.M., by deputy Jeffrey Castle, of the Johnson County Sheriff Office, to serve a guilty plea jail sentence, “weekender”:
• CONTEMPT OF COURT LIBEL/SLANDER RESISTANCE TO ORDER (2 SEPARATE CHARGES COUNTS).
Jennifer E. Miller, 39, of Adams, Kentucky; was arrested in Martin County on September 27, 2023, at 12:22 P.M., by deputy Chris Kidd, of the Martin County Sheriff Office, and was charged with:
• SERVING BENCH WARRANT FOR COURT.
Jonathan E. Mollett, 35, of Louisa, Kentucky; was arrested in Martin County on September 27, 2023, at 4:09 P.M., by deputy Chris Kidd, of the Martin County Sheriff Office, and was charged with via a Lawrence County grand jury indictment:
• POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON,
• RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY $1,000 < $10,000,
• PERSISTENT FELONY OFFENDER ll.
