Grand jury hears evidence in Courtney Taylor murder case
Courtney Taylor is charged with three counts of murder in the death of her husband and two children.
A Williamsburg woman, who told police that she shot her husband on Jan. 13 because he had spent the majority of a cash settlement she received last year and who allegedly she shot her two daughters because she didn’t want them growing up without a mother and feeling unloved like she was, will likely find out on March 20 whether a Whitley County Grand Jury has indicted her.
Corbin man indicted for fleeing police
A Corbin man, who allegedly tried to run over a Corbin police officer during a December pursuit, has been indicted by a Whitley County Grand Jury.
The Whitley County Grand Jury issued its monthly report Monday, and indicted Curtis Lewis, 34, on charges of first-degree fleeing or evading police, receiving stolen property over $500 but less than $10,000 and for being a first-degree persistent felony offender.
Lewis has prior felony convictions for receiving stolen property under $10,000, theft by unlawful taking and first-degree fleeing or evading police, according to his indictment.
No indictment returned in porch shooting case
The Whitley County Grand Jury has opted not to indict a Williamsburg man in connection with a Jan. 12 shooting that took place at his Mt. Morgan home.
The grand jury issued its monthly report Monday and issued no true bill or no indictment against Christopher Creekmore in connection with a first-degree assault case.
Creekmore was never charged criminally in connection with the matter.
Woodbine man indicted for attempted murder
Bryan Karr was indicted Monday for attempted murder. A Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a Woodbine man Tuesday morning for attempted murder in connection with a July domestic dispute. The grand jury charged Bryan Karr, 54, of Perkins Street, with criminal attempt to commit murder and two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment in [...]
Stinnett indicted for criminal attempt to commit murder
Brandon Stinnett was arrested on Oct. 5 and charged with criminal attempt to commit murder of a police officer. A Whitley County Grand Jury has indicted a Williamsburg man for criminal attempt commit murder and several other charges stemming from an Oct. 5 chase that resulted in one police officer shooting at the [...]
Trio charged with diverting bingo money from Corbin-based charity
Two Corbin residents have been indicted for allegedly diverting over $110,000 from a Corbin charity’s charitable gaming efforts, and a third woman is accused of diverting over $3,000 from the same charity’s charitable gaming efforts.
Grand jury indicts 21 people on various charges
A Whitley County Grand Jury has indicted two Williamsburg men in connection with the August burglary of Tractor Supply in Williamsburg.
The grand jury indicted Dewayne Shelley and Barney Rhinehart, both 50, of Williamsburg, on charges of theft by unlawful taking over $500 but less than $10,000 and first-degree criminal mischief. Shelley was also indicted for second-degree possession of a controlled substance.
Man who injured four officers plans to claim mental incompetence
A Whitley County Grand Jury indicted Steven Butt Monday charging him with assaulting four officers.
An Ohio man, who allegedly assaulted four Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies sending three of them to the hospital during an August incident, is apparently planning to tell a jury at his trial that he wasn’t legally competent at the time of the incident.