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Strunk gets five-year prison sentence for two-state police chase

A Lexington man, who led police on a two-state vehicle pursuit in late 2022, has been sentenced to five years in prison as the result of a plea agreement. On Nov. 14, 2023, Bennie Strunk, 46, pleaded guilty to first-degree wanton endangerment (police officer), first-degree...
Posted On 26 Jan 2024

Sokira gets five years for drug trafficking

A Williamsburg man recently received a five-year prison sentence for dealing drugs in the Highland Park area, according to a Williamsburg Police Department release. On Aug. 1, Whitley Circuit Judge Dan Ballou sentenced Gregory D. Sokira, 51, of Rains Street, to a five-year prison...
Posted On 18 Aug 2022

Williamsburg man sentenced in drug trafficking and possession case

A Whitley County judge recently sentenced a Williamsburg man to a total of five years in prison in connection with drug trafficking and drug possession charges. On Dec. 29, Ricky Siler, 50, pleaded guilty to charges in connection with three separate 2021 incidents, according to...
Posted On 04 Mar 2022

Veach gets five years for being convicted felon possessing guns

A Newcomb, Tennessee, man was recently sentenced to five years in prison for being a convicted felon in possession of illegal firearms. Jason B. Veach, 41, pleaded guilty during the later portion of 2020 in Whitley Circuit Court to one count of possession of hand gun by a...
Posted On 03 Apr 2021

Harrodsburg man gets five-year prison sentence for breaking into vehicle at Corbin hospital, firing gun three times early this year

A Harrodsburg man received a five-year prison sentence on Sept. 8 for firing three rounds from a .22-caliber rifle in late January while outside Baptist Health Corbin from a truck he was attempting to steal. Tony Duvall, 33, pleaded guilty on July 7 during a video conference from...
Posted On 18 Sep 2020

Fox gets five-year prison sentence in connection with alleged kidnapping plot

A Corbin man, who allegedly plotted to kidnap his infant niece and hold her for a $50,000 ransom, was sentenced to a five-year prison sentence Monday morning as part of a plea agreement. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...
Posted On 28 Mar 2018