Court/Criminal

A man convicted of manslaughter in the 2007 shooting death of his former stepdaughter has requested another court hearing.

David McFarland, 47, of Magnolia, claims he was a victim of domestic abuse and should be exempt from the requirement that he serve 85 percent of his 18-year sentence, according to court records.

If his request is granted by LaRue Circuit Court, he could be eligible to serve only 20 percent of his sentence.

The following people were sentenced recently in Nelson Circuit Court. All had previously entered a plea of guilty or had been found guilty during a criminal trial. Unless otherwise stated, all jail sentences are served concurrently.

A grand jury will hear charges of second-degree burglary and theft by unlawful taking against two Hodgenville men.

Kevin LeeWayne Lewis, 21, and Joseph L. Sheldon, 20, are accused of entering a residence on Upton-Talley Road and taking an iPod Nano and a small collector’s John Deere mailbox with change in it.

Probable cause was found Nov. 3 in LaRue District Court to send the charges to a higher court. Bond was set at $25,000 with no release until a GPS has been provided to the men. They were ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim or location.

 A Hodgenville man was charged with wanton endangerment Monday night after discharging a weapon in a restaurant.