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Judge denies change of venue motion in Childress murder case

A Whitley Circuit Judge has overruled a motion at least for the time being to move a well-publicized murder trial to McCreary County or in the alternative to have the jury sequestered during the trial. “We have to at least try to get a jury” seated in Whitley County, Judge Dan...
Posted On 08 Feb 2017

Childress attempts to get blood alcohol results suppressed; judge denies motion

Adam Childress is accused of murder after allegedly getting drunk at the VFW and running over a man on a sidewalk. A Williamsburg man, who allegedly ran over and killed a man out walking his dog along a sidewalk about five months ago, has asked a Whitley County circuit judge to...
Posted On 15 Sep 2016

VFW’s insurance carrier denying claim over fatal wreck

Adam Childress is accused of murder after allegedly getting drunk at the VFW in Williamsburg and running over a man on a sidewalk. The case has sparked various litigation. A case involving the death of a Williamsburg man, who was run over on a sidewalk in April by a man who had...
Posted On 04 Aug 2016

Man accused of running over pedestrian while drunk pleads not guilty

A Williamsburg man, who allegedly ran over and killed a man out walking his dog along a sidewalk nearly two months ago, pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment Monday afternoon in Whitley Circuit Court. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...
Posted On 08 Jun 2016

Grand jury indicts Childress for murder

A Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a Williamsburg man Monday morning for murder in connection with the vehicular death of a Williamsburg man, who was run over while walking his dog along a sidewalk last month. The grand jury charged Adam David Childress, 31, with murder,...
Posted On 18 May 2016

Report: Driver who killed pedestrian was over 3 times legal limit

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Posted On 04 May 2016

Murder suspect previously worked at jail, has been to drug rehab

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Posted On 21 Apr 2016

Perkins estate sues Childress, VFW Post

The estate of a Williamsburg man, who was allegedly run over and killed last week by a drunk driver who left the scene of the accident only to have another crash minutes later, is suing the alleged drunk driver and the VFW post where he allegedly got his alcohol. Margie Woodruff,...
Posted On 20 Apr 2016