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Chivers bond hearing filled with accusations

“You killed my family and you know you did,” Kathy Faulkner exclaimed during her witness testimony Thursday in Whitley Circuit Court, where she was brought to the stand by one of the three Indianapolis men charged in the 2017 triple homicide of her daughter, grandson and...

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Posted On 06 Jul 2022

Bond hearing for triple homicide suspect gets heated

CHIVERS A bond hearing for one of three Indianapolis men charged in a 2017 Whitley County triple homicide quickly became heated Thursday as accusations began to fly. Darnel Chivers, 42, appeared in Whitley Circuit Court for the hearing, which was held at his request by a motion...

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Posted On 08 Jun 2022

Investigators paint different picture of killings in Brock murder case

(Editor’s Note: Throughout the trial, Aaron Byers has been referred to by his nickname, ‘Biggs’. For clarity, Aaron Byers is referred to in the article as ‘Biggs’, and Tiffany Byers is referred to as Byers.) Entering the second week of testimony, more than a dozen witnesses have...

Paul Brock admits killing Aaron ‘Biggs’ Byers, but claims self-defense

(Editor’s Note: Throughout the trial, Aaron Byers has been referred to by his nickname, ‘Biggs’. For clarity, Aaron Byers is referred to in the article as ‘Biggs’, and Tiffany Byers is referred to as Byers.) The defendant in a triple homicide trial took the stand Monday in...

Jury selection underway in capital murder trial

The second trial of a man accused of triple homicide and fetal homicide started Tuesday morning in Whitley Circuit Court. Paul Brock is charged with three counts of capital murder and fetal homicide. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Read this story and more for just...

W’burg man pleads guilty to trying to kill officer with vehicle

A Williamsburg man, who tried to run over a Kentucky State Police trooper nearly 20 months ago before being subsequently shot by another trooper, will have a quite a bit of time behind bars to think about his mistake. Randy Sullivan pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted murder....
Posted On 28 Jan 2022

Parents file wrongful death lawsuit in case of their seven-year-old

The parents of a seven-year-old boy, who died following a 2020 crash in Whitley County, are now suing the man, who was driving their son while allegedly impaired. On Oct. 22, Williamsburg attorney Paul Croley filed the lawsuit in Whitley Circuit Court against Bobby D. Canada on...
Posted On 26 Nov 2021

Court to decide Open Records Act appeal

The court will now decide whether the Whitley County Detention Center fulfilled its obligations under the Kentucky Open Records Act. The Whitley County Detention Center has appealed the Attorney General’s decision stating that it was in violation of the Kentucky Open Records Act...