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Parsons double murder trial pushed back until Oct. 1

The trial date for Corbin man, who had been scheduled to stand trial later this month for allegedly killing two people in June 2017, has been postponed until this fall. Paul Parsons, 49, was indicted on July 17, 2017, on two counts of capital murder in the June 7, 2017, deaths of...
Posted On 07 Aug 2019

Murder trial delayed as defendants mull plea offers

The May 28 trial date of a southern Whitley County couple, who are accused of beating a woman to death in 2017, has been postponed for a couple more months in part to give the defendants more time to mull a plea offer from the prosecutor. Chris James Lowe, 40, and Lori Mattie,...
Posted On 25 Apr 2019

Sonia Askins vehicular homicide trial postponed six weeks

The trial of a Williamsburg woman, who is charged in connection with a fatal July 2016 traffic crash that claimed the life of a Canadatown woman, has been postponed for six weeks. Sonia Askins, 47, was scheduled to stand trial Jan. 10 on charges of murder, leaving the scene of an...
Posted On 03 Jan 2018

Askins’ vehicular homicide trial delayed until Jan. 10

A Williamsburg woman, who is charged with murder and other offenses in connection with a July 2016 traffic crash that claimed the life of a Canadatown woman, will have to wait a little while longer for her day in court. Sonia Askins, 47, was scheduled to stand trial on Sept. 14...
Posted On 06 Sep 2017