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W’burg man and his mother plead guilty to charges of attempted drug smuggling at Whitley Co. Detention Center

A Williamsburg man currently serving a 60-year sentence for his role in a 2019 murder and his mother have each pleaded guilty to multiple charges in connection to an attempt to smuggle drugs into the Whitley County Detention Center last year. Read this story and more for just...

Final defendant in 2019 murder case sentenced to more than 60 years in prison

The last remaining defendant in the 2019 killing of Billy Lawson has been sentenced to more than 60 years in prison. Jordan Miracle, 26, of Williamsburg, entered a guilty plea in May to charges of murder, tampering with physical evidence, attempting to escape from a penitentiary...

Grand jury indicts jail inmate, his mother in contraband case

The Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a Whitley County Detention Center inmate and his mother Monday in connection to an attempt to allegedly smuggle drugs into the jail this past April. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...
Posted On 17 May 2023

Final defendant in 2019 murder case enters guilty plea

The remaining defendant in the 2019 killing of Billy Lawson entered a guilty plea to multiple charges Monday, including murder. 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

Williamsburg brothers plead guilty to multiple charges stemming from 2019 murder, robbery

Two Williamsburg twin brothers have entered guilty pleas for their roles in the 2019 murder of Billy Lawson. 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

Death penalty now sought in stabbing case

Commonwealth Attorney Ronnie Bowling submitted a Death Notice on Tuesday for three Williamsburg residents charged in the alleged murder of Billy Lawson. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content....

Testing of blood evidence slowing progress in murder case where victim was stabbed 39 times

When friends and family members found Billy Lawson dead on Feb. 11, inside a game room he operated on the Kentucky side of Jellico, there was “blood everywhere,” a caller told Whitley County E-911 dispatchers. Authorities determined that he had been stabbed 39 times. A trio of...
Posted On 06 Dec 2019

Trio of indicted murder suspects now face slow moving court case

A trio of Williamsburg residents, who were indicted last month for murder and robbery in the killing of a man near the Kentucky-Tennessee state line in Jellico, made a brief court appearance Monday afternoon in Whitley Circuit Court. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...
Posted On 03 Apr 2019

W’burg trio indicted for murder, could face death penalty

A trio of Williamsburg residents, who were indicted Monday morning for murder and robbery in the killing of a man near the Kentucky-Tennessee state line in Jellico last month, could potentially face the death penalty, if convicted. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...
Posted On 20 Mar 2019

New details emerge about Williamsburg man’s killing

New details are slowly emerging about the killing of a Williamsburg man, who was found stabbed to death last week in a building in far southern Whitley County, after a review of court records and 911 recordings connected to the killing. The recordings were obtained through an...
Posted On 20 Feb 2019
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