VINE GROVE, Ky. – A Hardin County man is facing child sex crime charges. 55-year-old Gray Eugene Middleton II was arrested by the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch following an undercover internet investigation. KSP says Middleton was investigated after images depicting child sexual exploitation were found on his electronic equipment. KSP obtained a search warrant for a home in…
VINE GROVE, Ky. – A Hardin County man is facing child exploitation charges following an undercover internet investigation. Twenty-five-year-old Nicholas Ray Renfro was arrested by the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch Thursday. Renfro allegedly possessed and shared images of child sexual abuse materials online. KSP Electronic Crime Branch executed a search warrant at a home in Vine Grove and…
Photo credit: Christopher Cole, The Citizen-Times.ALLEN COUNTY, Ky. – A juvenile is reportedly cited after grave site damage in Allen County. According to Sheriff Brandon Ford with the Allen County Sheriff’s Office, the agency filed charges on Friday in connection with vandalism at Mount Pleasant Methodist Church at 3940 Old Gallatin Road. Deputies say they observed several headstones in the…
GRAYSON COUNTY, Ky. (K105) – A Grayson County man is accused in an assault and of impersonating a police officer. According to a report by K105, Grayson County deputies arrested 21-year-old Zachary W. Behlke of Caneyville on Monday on a complaint warrant. K105 reports the man, previously jailed for impersonating a police officer, is now facing that charge again, along…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Governor Andy Beshear ordered flags to be flown at half-staff at all state buildings on Memorial Day. According to a release, the order will be active from sunrise until noon in observance of the holiday. “America is the home of the free because of the brave, and we have so much to give thanks for this Memorial…
Source: LEX 18. SHELBY COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) – A Shelby County jury found Shannon Gilday guilty but mentally ill on all six charges on Thursday in the murder of Jordan Morgan. That’s according to a report by LEX 18. LEX 18 reports the verdict was read earlier this afternoon. Prosecutors say Gilday broke into the Morgan family mansion during…
Source: Canva. FRANKFORT, Ky. – On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. plans to build a new facility in Hopkinsville. Officials say the facility is expected to bring over 200 new jobs once it is operational. According to the governor’s office, the project is pending approval of proposed state incentives by the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority….
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. – An Illinois man is facing charges in an alleged boat theft in McCracken County. According to a social media post by the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were notified by a local business on May 19 regarding a boat purchase made with a bad check. Authorities say they learned the male subject had presented a check…
Source: BRASS, Inc. FRANKLIN, Ky. – On Thursday, Marshalls celebrated the grand opening of its new Franklin Shoppes location while contributing to a local nonprofit. According to a social media post by Barren River Area Safe Space, Inc., Marshalls marked the occasion with a $10,000 donation to BRASS, Inc. The nonprofit supports domestic violence survivors across multiple counties, including Allen,…
SOMERSET, Ky. – A Pulaski County man is facing child abuse charges. According to a social media post, the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office was contacted following an alleged assault of a juvenile victim. Sheriff Bobby Jones says information collected during the preliminary investigation indicated that the juvenile victim had been strangled during an assault incident. 32-year-old Tim Wood, of Somerset,…
