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Keavy man charged with assaulting deputies

A Keavy man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a Laurel County Sheriff’s deputy who was attempting to serve an arrest warrant. William Freeman, 52, is facing charges of third-degree assault on a police a officer, second-degree fleeing or evading police – on foot, and...

W’burg man indicted after leading deputies on pursuit, hitting police car

The Whitley County Grand Jury returned two separate indictments Monday against a Jellico man, who lead Whitley County authorities on an Oct. 12 chase in southern Whitley County and threatened to kill himself both before the chase and after the chase, according to court documents....
Posted On 23 Nov 2018

Stearns woman accused of ramming police cruiser

A Stearns woman allegedly rammed a McCreary County Sheriff’s deputy’s police cruiser, and growled at a Kentucky State Police trooper as he was arresting her early Sunday evening, according to arrest citations. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...
Posted On 14 Nov 2018

Jellico man leads police in pursuit, strikes police cruisers

A Jellico man, who allegedly threatened to kill himself both prior to and immediately after a police chase in southern Whitley County earlier this month, is now being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $50,000 cash bond in that case. Whitley District Judge...
Posted On 25 Oct 2018

W’burg Police K-9 suffers cuts to paws during pursuit

A Williamsburg man is in jail after leading police on a half-mile foot chase Thursday afternoon where a police K-9 suffered cuts to its paws while tracking the suspect. Williamsburg Police Officer Greg Rhoades arrested Franklin Abe Mills, 35, of 147 Levi Lay Road, about 5:19 p.m....
Posted On 10 Aug 2018

W’burg man arrested for fleeing police in a vehicle, on foot

A local man is facing fleeing or evading charges after both a vehicle pursuit and a foot pursuit with police early Friday morning near Williamsburg. The incident happened about 1:30 a.m. Friday when Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Hensley was patrolling the Savoy area, and...
Posted On 07 May 2018

W’burg police vehicle sustains $5,300 worth of damage in slow speed chase

A Williamsburg police vehicle sustained $5,300 worth of damage during a slow speed pursuit earlier this month. 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
Posted On 26 Apr 2018

W’burg man arrested after he wrecks motorcycle on gravel road during pursuit

Jason Brown was arrested after wrecking his motorcycle during a police pursuit. A Williamsburg man, who was allegedly driving a motorcycle too fast and while intoxicated, lost control on a gravel road and crashed while trying to get away from police, according to his arrest...
Posted On 19 Jul 2017