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Woodbine man indicted for attempted murder of officer

(Story by Jeff Ledington, The Mountain Advocate) A Woodbine man has been indicted after authorities say he fired a gun at a deputy. Jordan Ramey, 25, was indicted by a Knox County Grand Jury on Friday, July 24 on one count of attempted murder and a second-degree persistent felony...
Posted On 30 Jul 2020
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Police release additional details about road rage shooting incident

A Leslie County man is facing an attempted murder charge in Whitley County after police say he fired gunshots into a tractor-trailer truck on Interstate 75 Sunday in what is described as a road rage incident. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

W’burg Police arrest suspect in road rage incident on I-75

A Leslie County man is facing an attempted murder charge in Whitley County after police say he fired gunshots into a tractor-trailer truck on I-75 Sunday. Williamsburg Police arrested Jerry Melton, 70, of Wooton, following a traffic stop near Exit 11. According to officers, the...

Corbin man, reported to be armed and dangerous, found with knife, shiv, and handgun

A Corbin man who is on parole for criminal attempt to commit murder, was arrested in Gray Thursday after a Knox County Sheriff’s deputy found him outside a home armed with a knife, shiv, and, allegedly, a handgun. Zachary Lewis Franke, 26, is facing charges of violating parole,...

Gray man indicted for attempted murder, wanton endangerment in Knox County

A Gray man was indicted Friday in Knox County on attempted murder and wanton endangerment charges involving his wife and four children. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

Whitley County man accused of shooting Rockholds man

A Whitley County man has been charged with attempted murder after sheriff’s deputes say he entered a Rockholds home and shot a man Friday morning. Forty-nine-year-old Kenneth Wagers of the Faber community is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center on a $100,000 cash...

Corbin man charged with shooting girlfriend multiple times, pleads guilty to assault

A Corbin man, who was charged with the attempted murder of his girlfriend, pleaded guilty Friday to an amended charge of assault. Forty-nine-year-old Michael Dean Johnson, who was arrested on Oct. 26 for allegedly shooting Alexis McMahan five times in the chest and abdomen,...

Courtney Taylor released from hospital, booked at jail

Courtney Taylor is charged with three counts of murder in the death of her husband and two children. A Williamsburg woman, who allegedly shot her husband and two children while they slept on Jan. 13, was released from the University of Kentucky Medical Center about 11:30 a.m....
Posted On 25 Jan 2017

Woodbine man indicted for attempted murder

A Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a Woodbine man Tuesday morning for attempted murder in connection with a July domestic dispute. The grand jury charged Bryan Karr, 54, of Perkins Street, with criminal attempt to commit murder and two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment...
Posted On 18 Jan 2017

Lily man accused of attempted murder of Corbin Police officer

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies and Corbin Police joined forces Sunday morning to arrest a Lily man wanted for the attempted murder of Corbin Police Lieutenant Glenn Taylor, but according to Sheriff John Root, the suspected refused to go peacefully. Root stated that Deputies...