DOJ Charges More Than 14,200 Defendants with Firearms-Related Crimes in FY20 / Eastern District of Kentucky Charged 184 Defendants

United States Gun Laws

LEXINGTON, KY The Department of Justice announced on Monday that it has charged more than 14,200 defendants nationally with firearms-related crimes during Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, despite the challenges of COVID 19 and its impact on the criminal justice process.

JOINT OP-ED: The Importance of Rural Voting

The Importance of Rural Voting
By: Kentucky Farm Bureau President Mark Haney and Kentucky Electric Cooperatives President and CEO Chris Perry

Haney Perry

Kentucky Farm Bureau President Mark Haney and Kentucky Electric Cooperatives President and CEO Chris Perry

In communities across the country, children are taught from a young age about the importance of getting out on Election Day and voting. The right to vote is the cornerstone of any democracy and an important tool for making our voices heard in the political process.

Arrest at traffic crash off Robinson Creek Road in Laurel County, Ky.

LONDON, KY (October 13, 2020) - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Brent France along with Sgt. Greg Poynter arrested Gregory Lee Bateman age 34 of Lily on Monday afternoon October 12, 2020 at approximately 3:22 PM.

Allegedly Stealing Industrial Hemp in Southeast Ky. Results in Multiple Charges

Theft arrest Simpson

LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Detective Taylor McDaniel along with Detective Robert Reed, Deputy Daniel Reed, and Deputy Hobie Daugherty arrested Jason Simpson age 38 of Barbourville, KY on Sunday night October 11, 2020 at approximately 10:29 PM.

Drug Trafficking arrest north of London, Ky. outside a business off KY 909

Fields arrest

LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Justin Taylor Along with Deputy Tommy Houston arrested Bryan W. Fields age 39 of Louisville, KY early Sunday morning October 11, 2020 at approximately 1:23 AM.