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Corbin man receives life sentence for 2019 murder of pregnant girlfriend

A Corbin man was sentenced to life in prison last Wednesday for the March 2019 murder of his pregnant girlfriend, who was attempting to work with federal authorities regarding his methamphetamine operation. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

Nantz enters guilty plea to federal murder charge in 2019 fatal shooting

Daniel Nantz entered a guilty plea to a federal murder charge Thursday afternoon, which marked the four-year anniversary of the day Geri D. Johnson was shot multiple times before being dumped out at Baptist Health Corbin and left for dead. Nantz appeared in U.S. District Court in...

Death penalty withdrawn as sentencing option in federal murder case

The death penalty is officially off the table for a Woodbine man accused of killing his girlfriend in 2019. According to a notice filed in U.S. District Court earlier this month, prosecutors in the case against Daniel Nantz, 32, who is facing murder and kidnapping charges in the...

Jury trial set in federal murder case

A jury trial has been set for a Woodbine man facing federal murder and kidnapping charges. 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

Federal prosecutors seeking death penalty against Daniel Nantz

Nine months after prosecutors began the process, U.S. attorneys filed paperwork declaring their intention to seek the death penalty again Daniel S. Nantz, who is accused of the 2019 kidnapping and murder of Geri D. Johnson that also resulted in the death of her unborn child....

Nantz facing federal murder charge for death of Geri Johnson

A federal grand jury has returned a murder indictment against Daniel S. Nantz of Woodbine in connection with the March 16 fatal shooting of a pregnant woman, who prosecutors claim was killed in order to keep her from cooperating with federal authorities about Nantz’s...