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Corbin man admits to smoking marijuana, fleeing crash scene

Police say a Corbin man admitted that he had been smoking marijuana prior to fleeing the scene of a crash that left a woman injured Saturday morning. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 45-year-old Dewayne Doolin on charges of second-degree assault, leaving the scene of an...

Woodbine woman facing drug trafficking, possession charges

A Woodbine woman is facing multiple charges after Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies located assorted drugs, paraphernalia, cash and someone else’s EBT card inside her vehicle during a traffic stop in north Corbin early Sunday morning. Forty-one-year-old Lisa Gail Johnson was...

Search for shoplifter leads to scuffle with sheriff’s deputies

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies searching for a man accused of shoplifting from the Corbin Walmart got into a scuffle with the individual after finding him on a street behind the store Sunday afternoon. Deputies arrested 46-year-old Johnny. R. Smith on shoplifting, fleeing or...

Man faces kidnapping, threatening charges

A Corbin man was arrested Tuesday morning on charges that he kidnapped and threatened to kill a woman after jumping into her vehicle on U.S. 25W in north Corbin. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 35-year-old James William Moore soon after the woman reported the incident,...

Corbin man arrested after domestic dispute

A Corbin man was arrested Monday afternoon for allegedly fleeing the scene of a domestic dispute. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 36-year-old Ernest Higbee on charges of fourth-degree assault and second-degree fleeing or evading police – on foot. Deputy Gilbert...

London man jailed in connection with southern Laurel County shooting Wednesday

A London man allegedly shot at two people during an alleged altercation Wednesday while he was dropping off his two-year-old son at residence in southern Laurel County. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies charged Justin Dean Hampton, 22, of London, with three counts of first-degree...
Posted On 22 Sep 2017

Corbin man jailed for allegedly shooting into southern Laurel Co. homes

A Corbin man is still behind bars after allegedly shooting into two homes during a recent incident in southern Laurel County. Rolland C. Atkins, 21, is scheduled to appear Tuesday in Laurel District Court after his arrest on four counts of first-degree wanton endangerment,...
Posted On 22 Sep 2017

Victim offers reward for info in Lily theft case

A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person, who allegedly took 35 rolls of barbed wire from a farm off Laurel Whitley Road near Lily last weekend. A male subject wearing a light was seen in the area, and may be a suspect,...
Posted On 22 Sep 2017

Wanted murder suspect arrested

A Corbin man indicted in May on a murder charge in connection with a fatal traffic crash in which he was allegedly driving under the influence has been taken into custody. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 34-year-old Eric J. Cassidy last Friday at a residence on Watch...

Area police officers honored for seatbelt, child restraint enforcement

The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety (KOHS) recently honored law enforcement officers from 122 agencies across the Commonwealth, including one Corbin police officer, for their efforts to increase the use of seat belts and child restraints in motor vehicles. The Governor’s...
Posted On 13 Jul 2017