A federal appeals court has upheld the death sentence of a man convicted of killing two people at a general store in Central Kentucky nearly 40 years ago, while the state’s attorney general continues efforts to revive another death penalty case. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals rejected an appeal from David Sanders, … Read more
A 65-year-old woman in Lexington has reached a $1.2 million settlement with the city and its police department after filing a lawsuit over a violent arrest outside a hospital in 2022. Linda Trapp, who was homeless at the time, sued the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, the Lexington Police Department and officer Myles Foster. She alleged … Read more
A civil lawsuit against former deputy Ben Fields was settled just as jury selection was about to begin in a case accusing him of exchanging legal leniency for sexual favors. The lawsuit, filed in January 2022 by Sabrina Adkins, alleged that Fields coerced her into sexual acts inside a judge’s chambers in Letcher County in … Read more
Authorities in Perry County have carried out two search warrants as part of an ongoing investigation into a fatal ATV crash that killed a teenage girl. The Perry County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the warrants were connected to the crash that happened Saturday night on Oakwood Avenue in Vicco. The incident involved two girls and two … Read more
Authorities have arrested a man suspected in a deadly shooting that followed a fight in eastern Kentucky, ending a nearly day-long search. According to police, 43-year-old Danny “Blue” Harold Asher was taken into custody Wednesday morning in Leslie County after someone reported a suspicious person in the area. His arrest concluded a multi-agency manhunt that … Read more
A fraudulent veterans organization operating in Marion County has been permanently shut down after members were found to be posing as military veterans to solicit donations, according to the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office. The Office of Consumer Protection secured a court order from a Franklin County Circuit Court judge to halt operations of “Your Hometown … Read more
Two men were sentenced in February in separate homicide cases as proceedings continued in Fayette Circuit Court. 15-Year Sentence in August 2022 Shooting Sean Eschol Smith, 56, was sentenced Feb. 23 to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to amended charges of manslaughter and wanton endangerment. Smith was charged in the August 2022 shooting … Read more
A former inmate at a high-security federal prison in Eastern Kentucky has been charged with killing a fellow prisoner in 2024, according to court documents. Daviian Roberts, 35, is accused of killing Michael Smith in October 2024 at USP Big Sandy, located in Martin County. The prison, built on a former surface mine, houses up … Read more
A former Eastern Kentucky sheriff charged with murdering a district judge in 2024 will no longer testify in person at a civil trial involving his former deputy. Shawn “Mickey” Stines, 45, previously served as sheriff of Letcher County. He is charged in the Sept. 19, 2024, fatal shooting of Kevin Mullins inside the judge’s chambers. … Read more
SUMMERS COUNTY, W.Va. — Healthcare officials are alerting residents to a powerful synthetic opioid known as cyclorphine that has recently been identified in Kentucky and linked to overdose deaths in neighboring states. According to a social media post from the Summers County location of Appalachian Regional Healthcare, cyclorphine is reportedly up to 10 times stronger … Read more