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Corbin man sentenced to 43 years in prison for violent kidnapping

A federal judge threw the proverbial book at a Corbin man Friday afternoon, who was one of the leaders in a 2018 case that saw a woman kidnapped in Tennessee and brought to Corbin where she was bound, blindfolded and repeatedly assaulted. U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier...
Posted On 29 Jan 2022

Final defendant pleads in kidnapping case involving stolen drugs, pipe bombs, suicide

What do a woman kidnapped over allegedly stealing drugs, a man fatally shooting himself in the head, and two pipe bombs have in common? The answer is a 2018 kidnapping that started in Tennessee and ended in Corbin. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe...
Posted On 29 Sep 2021

Williamsburg man indicted over pipe bombs

A Williamsburg man will remain behind bars in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $50,000 cash bond after being indicted Monday morning in connection with an incident where pipe bombs were found at his residence late last year. The Whitley County Grand Jury handed...
Posted On 26 Feb 2020

Case against pipe bomb suspected sent to grand jury

A Williamsburg man, who Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies discovered with two pipe bombs at his residence on Dec. 15 along with suspected methamphetamine and Suboxone, will continue being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $50,000 cash bond. Read this story...
Posted On 26 Dec 2019

Deputies recover two pipes Sunday evening, arrest one

A Kentucky State Police bomb technician had to be called to the scene to disarm two pipe bombs found late Sunday evening at a Williamsburg home, and a man is now behind bars in the Whitley County Detention Center in connection with the case. Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason...
Posted On 18 Dec 2019