MARCH TRIAL DATE SET FOR LOUISA MAN INDICTED FOR VIOLENT JANUARY ARMED ROBBERY ATTACK IN FALLSBURG
LOUISA BUSINESS OWNER ASSAULTED AND INJURED AT GROCERY STORE; SUSPECTED ARRESTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY; BUT WHY NO FELONY ASSAULT CHARGE?
FEBRUARY 27, 2019 – written by WADE QUEEN
A Louisa man remains jailed after being served a grand jury indictment warrant for a violent robbery last month at a Fallsburg business.
According to the Lawrence County grand jury indictment, on Monday, January 14, 2019, at approximately 11:30 A.M., Billy L. Stone, 57, went into the Fallsburg Country Store, going to the hardware section of the store, where it is alleged he then assaulted John Pigmon 66, of Louisa.
It is then claimed Billy Stone during the assault of Pigmon, where upon he struck him at least twice on the head, with either by hand or possible unknown object, resulting in visible injuries to Mr. Pigmon’s left face and scalp.
It is then further claimed after John Pigmon was incapacitated, Billy Stone then robbed Mr. Pigmon of his cellphone, wallet, and money that was on his person, where then upon afterwards Stone fled the scene.
John Pigmon owns a business in the Fallsburg area, FALLSBURG FAWN COURT ESTATES, TRAILER & RV RENTAL PARK.
Billy Stone was located a few hours later and was arrested by the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with 1ST DEGREE ROBBERY. Billy Stone was taken to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville. Stone would bail out on a bond was released from the jail later in the same week.
On Friday, February 22, the Lawrence County Grand Jury met in for a session, where they were presented the case by the Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Office, whereupon reviewing the merit’s of the evidence, the grand jury indicted Billy Stone for the 1ST DEGREE ROBBERY. An arrest warrant on the indictment for Stone was issued the same day
However, there was no indictment for any assault charge against Bobby Stone, and before the indictment there was no assault charges filed by the sheriff’s department when Billy Stone was originally arrested even though injuries were clearly evident on John Pigmon. It is unclear and unknown if any assault evidence was given to the grand jury for consideration of a potential indictment charge for assault.
Billy Stone was arrested via the indictment late Tuesday morning February 26 on the charge of 1ST DEGREE ROBBERY by deputy Mason Keefer of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department. Stone was lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center, where is being held on $20,000 full cash bond.
A trial date has tentatively set for the Stone-Pigmon robbery case for late March.
The case remains under investigation by the LCSD.
Bill Stone probably did scruff this guy upside the head but ARMED ROBBERY? C’mon! That’s just stupid. I’ve known him most of my life. Other than being a grumpy old man, even when he was younger, he’s not a bad guy.
I still call him my brother in law.
Bill & Wanda Cassady own Creekside Cabins & RV Park
Thank you WADE QUEEN for another well written article. Please check your records again as BIlly Stone was not arrested on an indictment for robbery 1st.
Please also check the KRS on what is a felony assault. By the picture you have here there appears to be some abrasions and bruising. Not quite a felony per KY law. Unless there are some broken bones or missing teeth that we can’t see.
I would recommend you look up the KRS on robbery as physical injury is part of robbery 1st. I suppose MR. Stone could have been charged with a misdemeanor theft and assault charge; of course that would carry a maximum of 365 days in jail instead of the class B felony which carries a heftier sentence (maybe look that up too for your next article). If you do the research maybe it will satisfy your curiosity as to why the Sheriff’s office only arrested Stone for robbery.
If you strive to be a journalist put a little research into your articles instead of looking for a shock by accusing an agency of not doing what they are trained to do. People might respect you for the effort.
JAIL HOUSE LAWYER (UM. OK, SURE) BILLY WAS ARRESTED ON JANUARY 14., THE DAY OF THE CRIME. SHORT POSTED BAIL SOMETIME AFTERWARDS. HE WAS TAKEN IN CUSTODY ON TUESDAY FEB 26 FOR THE 1ST DEGREE ROBBERY VIA INDICTMENT AND HIS BOND WAS SET FOR $20,000 FULL CASH. SO UNLESS HE HAS ROBBED SOMEBODY ELSE, THIS IT IS BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT BE ARRESTED TWICE FOR SAME CRIME. WE WERE CONTACTED BY MR. PIGMON;S SON, AS WELL AS A VICTIM’S ADVOCATE IN JOHNSON COUNTY WHO IS REPRESENTING JOHN PIGMON. THE ONE THING I GOT WRONG WAS THE BUSINESS HE OWNED, BUT MARK SENT ME IT AND MISPLACED IT INFO, BUT COULD NOT REMEMBER WHAT HE WROTE THE NAMES OF, BUT MR PIGMON DOES OWN A RENTAL BUSINESS IN FALLSBURG.
SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT I ROBBED SOMEBODY VIA HITTING THAT PERSON IN THE HEAD, DISABLING THEM, LEAVING “SOME ABRASIONS AND BRUISING”, AND I WOULD ONLY BE CHARGED WITH ROBBERY, BUT NO ASSAULT CHARGE? BUT IF I WERE TO HIT YOU IN THE HEAD AND CAUSE YOU “SOME ABRASIONS AND BRUISING”, AND NOT ROB YOU, I GET AT LEAST A FOURTH DEGREE MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT, OR LIKELY A THIRD DEGREE FELONY. BUT IF I HIT YOU ON THE HEAD CAUSING “SOME ABRASIONS AND BRUISING” INJURIES AND I ROB YOU, NO ASSAULT CHARGE?
ASK ED CORDLE HIS OPINION. HE GOT HIT WHILE DRIVING HIS POLICE CRUISER HEAD ON BY A GUY IN A VEHICLE WHO WAS HIGH ON METH, ED STRUCK HIS HEAD ON HIS CRUISER WINDSHIELD (LIKELY NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT), LEADING TO THE METH HEAD GETTING BEING CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE ASSAULT; WITH A PUNISHABLE SENTENCE OF 10 TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON. ED CORDLE GOT ESSENTIALLY ROBBED, AS THE HEAD INJURY WHILE HE WAS FLOWN TO HUNTINGTON, TURNED OUT NOT BE AS BAD AS FIRST THOUGHT, THE WHOLE INCIDENT IS LIKELY GOING TO HAVE HIM TO RETIRE, EITHER FOR A MEDICAL REASON OR AT LEAST HIS LENGTH OF SERVICE OF JUST UNDER 25 YEARS.
JAIL HOSE LAWYER? NO, SOUNDS LIKE YOUR A FAMILY MEMBER OF BILLY STONE, OR AT THE LEAST A CLOSE FRIEND OF HIS.
LOL LOL for a wannabe journalist you are a joke dude. Proof read, proof read, proof read. You just admitted to writing false information about the business name that Pigmon owns. You also are insinuating/implying/making false allegations against a police officer….in writing nonetheless that everyone has took a screenshot of. Dude alI can say is…SHAKE MY HEAD. LOL
Jail House Lawyer is basically right. He was not charged with assault (or theft) AND robbery1st for the same reason a murder suspect is not charged with murder AND assault. Of course you assault someone when you murder them, which is the point; you only get charged with the more serious crime when the less serious crime is entirely included in the more serious crime. In this case, it was an assault, but not just an assault…it was an assault in combination with a theft which equals robbery1st. He can not also be charged with assault or theft because they are entirely included in the robbery1st.
I SEE TWO MORE FAMILY MEMBERS /OR FRIENDS OF BILLY STONE ON HERE ATTACKING ME AND DEFENDING A GUY WHO WAS INDICTED BY A COUNTY GRAND JURY FOR ATTACKING AND ROBBING A SENIOR CITIZEN, IN PUBLIC NO LESS. AND SHOULD STONE FOUND NOT GUILTY FOR TRIAL, THEY COULD GO AFTER HIM SEPARATELY FOR A FELONY ASSAULT SINCE THE STATUE OF LIMITATIONS ARE LONGER FOR FELONIES.
AND FOR MAKING A FALSE ALLEGATIONS ABOUT A POLICE OFFICER?? NOT TRUE. ED CORDLE GOT HIT HEAD ON BY A GUY WHO WAS HIGH ON METH AND CORDLE WAS INJURED, AND WAS HE ALMOST KILLED. THE OFFENDER WAS INDICTED ON 1ST DEGREE ASSAULT OF A POLICE OFFICER CHARGE, AMONG OTHERS, THAT IMPLIES THE OFFENDER WAS DELIBERATE. WHAT NO IS SAYING PUBLICLY THAT THE OFFENDER CRASHED INTO CORDLE ON PURPOSE DUE TO HIS BROTHER GETTING ACCIDENTALLY HIT AND KILLED BY A LOUISA FIRE DEPARTMENT MEMBER, HIS MOTHER SAID THAT HER SON HAD ‘NOT BEEN RIGHT’ SINCE THE DEATH OF HER OTHER SON.
YOU CAN READ THE INDICTMENTS ON BOTH STONE AND MULLETT HERE: http://sh030.global.temp.domains/~toolzzmy/2019/02/28/new-lawrence-county-grand-jury-returns-24-indictments-in-first-session/
JACKSON & JAILHOUSE JUDGE: DEFENDING SOMEONE WHO ASSAULTED A SENIOR CITIZEN & TWISTING WORDS CLAIMING I SAID AN POLICE OFFICER LIED, THEREFORE ESSENTIALLY THE TWO OF YOU ARE PLACING A DEGREE OF SOME BLAME ON CORDLE, NOT ALL OF IT ON THE HIGH DRIVER, TELLS ME WHAT LOW CLASS OF BEINGS YOU. GOD FORBID IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO SENIOR FAMILY MEMBERS, OR OTHER RELATIVES OR LOVED ONES LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO PIGMON AND OFFICER CORLDE; I WILL HAVE NO COMPASSION OR SYMPATHY FOR YOU TWO (OR MORE); ESPECIALLY SINCE WE KNOW THE NAMES OF WHO ARE MAKING THE UNDERHANDED ACCUSATIONS!
My comment was objective, factually accurate, informative, well written, and not in ALL CAPS.
I agree that it clearly has no place on thelevisalazer.com.
My sincere apologies to your readers.
Attacking you, LOL. You need to go back to grade for English classes. My goodness your use of grammar is atrocious! Sounds like Pigman got what he needed.
I was simply saying do some research Mr Queen. Billy Stone was arrested on indictment for Burglary 1st not Robbery 1st.
I was not taking up for him what he did was wrong and illegal. I am in no way family or friend to him. Since you know my name you should know that!
I would just appreciate some factual articles instead of speculation. Comparing a head on collision with an intoxicated driver to a robbery does not make sense. I am in no way putting blame on Sgt. Cordle for his injuries. I’m not sure how to respond to that. Saying things like he hit his head on the windshield because he wasn’t wearing his seatbelt is an example of not doing your research. I’ve known Ed for a decade or more and have never known him to not wear his seat belt. That comes from his time in the military. I was not trying to make you mad but it appears I have.
In KY using force (aka assault) is an element of robbery 1st degee. So you won’t see a robbery and assault charge together unless there was a separate assault on another victim. Judging by the picture you posted that would be a fourth degree assault as it appears there is not a serious physical injury (no broken bones or lasting injury).
For the record Billy Stone did not steal for Mr.Pigman and the only reason that there was a fight is that he insulted Mr.Stones mother.
The only reason Mr.Stone attacked Mr.Pigmon is the he insulted Mr.Stones Mother, Wife, and Grand daughter that he is raising and he did not steal from Mr.Pigmon he proceeded to drop his belongings and forget them in the store. And not only Mr.Stone had a heart attack in Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville and they proceeded not to do anything and the nurse I know her really well and she did not do anything for him. And the family was not able to speak to Mr.Stone for the time being he was there.