On Friday, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin pardoned a man who is serving a prison sentence for fatally shooting another man during a home invasion in May 2014. The Louisville Courier Journal reports that Patrick Brian Baker — who was convicted of reckless homicide and other charges in the shooting death of Donald Mills — had …
An oversight committee found on Monday that a Kentucky judge not only had sex with staff at the courthouse, but she also forced attorneys to support her election and retaliated against one of them for not donating the maximum amount. The six-member Judicial Conduct Commission issued nine counts against Kenton County family court Judge Dawn …
Police in Kentucky arrested a woman on Tuesday for allegedly selling her newborn baby for $2,000. Bowling Green police said in a statement posted to Facebook that Parker Bennett Curry Elementary School officials contacted them after receiving information about a woman selling her child. Officers eventually spoke with Maria Domingo-Perez, 31, who allegedly gave them …
Police arrested a 77-year-old man in north Georgia after Kentucky detectives linked his fingerprints to a 41-year-old rape case, WCPO reported. Michael Dean Tate is in jail in Union County, Georgia, awaiting extradition to Kentucky, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. According to a release from the Commonwealth’s Attorney in Kentucky, a woman in her 20s reported …
A 9-year-old Kentucky girl reportedly died last Tuesday when the handle of her bicycle severed a major artery. Larue County Sheriff Russell McCoy said Charlene Sipes died after crashing her bicycle into a curb near her Hodgenville home. Investigators said Sipes severed her artery as she fell to the ground, according to WLKY. The Louisville …
A Kentucky couple was arrested Monday night after authorities reportedly found their four children living in a filthy home full of trash and spoiled food. A Facebook post from the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies were serving a writ of possession as part of an eviction process to Christopher and Brandy Bowling, 39 …
It’s been called the most beautiful small town in America, but four unsolved murders and the disappearance of a beloved mother-of-five left an ugly stain on Bardstown, Kentucky. In May 2013, Officer Jason Ellis with the Bardstown Police Department was on his way home when someone attacked and killed him off of Exit 34 at …
Authorities in Kentucky are asking for the public’s help in locating a single mother of two who they said hasn’t been seen or heard from in a week. WAVE reported that Andrea Knabel, 36, was last seen in the Audubon Park area at around 1 a.m. on August 13. Additional details surrounding her disappearance are …
A Kentucky woman was arrested Friday after her son reportedly dumped scalding hot water on his 11-year-old friend at her home and she allegedly failed to get medical attention for him. WYMT reported that Billy Oliver sustained second- and third-degree burns early Wednesday in the “Hot Water Challenge,” a game where someone either drinks scalding …
On Monday, a Kentucky grand jury indicted four men—three 18-year-olds and a 19-year old—for allegedly raping a woman in a filmed attack. From the Lexington Herald-Leader, 18-year-olds Ronald Leas, Ryan Davis, and Michael Davis and 19-year-old Benjamin Brock were charged with first-degree rape and video voyeurism for a May 18 sexual assault. The men are …
A court hearing Monday revealed more details surrounding the death of a Kentucky mother-of-four whose body was found last week, months after she mysteriously vanished during a night out in January. David Sparks, 23, was charged with abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence in the death of Savannah Spurlock, 23, whose remains …
A Kentucky man isn’t expected to survive after being shot Sunday evening while walking home from the hospital, where he saw the birth of his two children hours earlier. WAVE 3 NBC reported that Tyrese Garvin, 20, was randomly gunned down in Smoketown after leaving from University Hospital. His family claimed he was shot multiple …
