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Court/Criminal

  • Upton yields three meth arrests

    The LaRue County Sheriff’s Office made three methamphetamine-related arrests last week in the Upton area.
    Johnny Wood, 60, of 241 Memory Lane, and Coleman Ferris, 43, of Millerstown Road, were each charged with manufacturing methamphetamine, buy or possession of drug paraphernalia and first-degree possession of controlled substance on March 29, according to Deputy Eric Williamson.
    Williamson said he had received a tip of suspected drug activity at Wood’s home. Inside, he found “all sorts of components and paraphernalia.”

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  • Home burglarized during man's funeral

       While family and friends last week attended the funeral for Richard “Lanny” Skees, his home on Nolin Road in Sonora was burglarized of thousands of dollars worth of items ranging from pocket watches to firearms.

    “I felt like my husband had died all over again,’’ Normaline Skees said. “I felt very violated that someone had been in our house.’’

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  • Synthetic marijuana crops up in county

    A synthetic form of marijuana that is banned in a handful of states has found its way to LaRue County.
    Two men, one from Upton, the other from Louisville, have been charged with possession of synthetic cannabinoids this year.
    Cannabinoid, also called spice or K2, is in high demand and can be purchased online, according to Kentucky State Police. It’s sold in brightly colored bags by some cigarette shops, gas stations and convenience stores. It does not look harmful and is designed to emulate the sensations produced by illicit substances.

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  • KSP investigating burglary in Sonora

    Kentucky State Police are investigating a break-in that occurred between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. March 21 at the 700 block of Nolin Road in Sonora.

    According to KSP, someone forced their way into the residence and took several thousand dollars worth of belongings while the homeowner was away. Items taken included several firearms, prescription medication, several hundred bi-fold knives, 30 to 40 gold pocket watches, numerous old coins and paper money and numerous pieces of jewelry.

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  • Inmate appeals escape conviction

    A Ludlow man, convicted of escaping from the LaRue County Detention Center in 2010 has appealed his conviction to the Kentucky Court of Appeals.

    George Richard Gaunt III, now 23, was serving a three-year sentence at the LCDC on burglary and theft charges, according to court documents. On Feb. 9, 2010, he walked out an unlocked door at the jail and drove away in the jail’s 1999 Crown Victoria, using the key that was left in the ashtray.

    He was arrested by Kentucky State Troopers at a rest area off Interstate 71.

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  • Southern Health Partners named in Taylor lawsuit

    A Taylor County man who claims he wasn't given necessary medical treatment while an inmate has filed suit against the company that provides medical care at the Taylor County Detention Center.

    Jamestown Attorney Derrick Helm filed a complaint on behalf of James Johnson in Taylor Circuit Court on March 31, 2010.

    Johnson originally listed former Taylor County Jailer Rick Benningfield, Taylor County Judge/Executive Eddie Rogers and Taylor County as defendants. However, last Wednesday, Southern Health Partners Inc. was added as a defendant.

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  • Injured officer files civil suit against driver

     A former Hodgenville City Officer has filed a civil suit against a driver who was convicted of striking him with a truck.

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  • Four indicted by grand jury

    Several people were indicted March 19 by a LaRue County grand jury.

    Jimmy D. Underwood(1965) of Campbellsville was charged with first-degree assault; first-degree wanton endangerment; operating motor vehicle while license suspended for DUI, first offense; operating motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, second offense; reckless driving; and possession of open container in vehicle.

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  • Oil well operators in Hart County indicted

    A federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned a six count indictment last week, against Charles L. Stinson of Horse Cave, and Ralph Dowell of Edmonton, on charges of conspiracy to violate the Safe Drinking Water Act and violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act, according to David J. Hale U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.  

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  • Hart County indictments

    The Hart County Grand Jury handed down several indictments in February:
    Denise E. Horn, 56, of Lone Star Road, Upton, was charged with manufacturing methamphetamine and complicity; trafficking in a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and complicity; possession of precursors with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine and complicity; possession of drug paraphernalia and complicity; and possession of marijuana and complicity.

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