Tristan Hall
A local man, who previously had charges related to criminal solicitation to commit murder, making a fraudulent insurance claim and intimidating a participant in the legal process all dismissed, and who unsuccessfully tried to sue the prosecutors and several others involved in his cases in federal court, has been arrested for shoplifting.
A Williamsburg Police K-9 unit unsuccessfully tracked the driver of this pick-up truck after he fled the scene Thursday. Police say that alcohol involvement is suspected. In the upper right quadrant of the photo is a cooler with cold beer that apparently spilled onto the ground after the crash. Williamsburg police say a [...]
Seth Richardson died during a fatal accident late Tuesday evening. Excessive speed and alcohol use are suspected factors in a crash late last Tuesday evening that killed a Williamsburg man. Williamsburg Police Chief Wayne Bird said that the single-vehicle crash happened about 10 p.m. on Aug. 15 along US25W at Exit 15. “It [...]
A Whitley County Grand Jury indicted 12 people Monday morning in connection with a pair of separate engaging in organized crime schemes that allegedly involved attempts to smuggle drugs into the Whitley County Detention Center over a four-month period.
Charles Randle is accused of leading Williamsburg police on a chase early Monday morning. A Barbourville man allegedly led Williamsburg police on a more than 15-mile vehicle pursuit early Monday morning and then fled a short distance on foot before surrendering to Williamsburg police, according to this arrest citations. The incident began when [...]
Whitley County Sheriff's deputies seized these guns and two marijuana plants during a Tuesday night investigation. Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies and Williamsburg police recovered two firearms and two marijuana plants while responding to a mental health petition last week. About 9 p.m. on July 11, Deputy Jonas Saunders responded to a mental health [...]
Johnny Mullis is wanted by area law enforcement agencies. Area Law enforcement is requesting assistance to locate Johnny E. Mullis Jr. "He is wanted on multiple warrants and he is considered armed and dangerous," Williamsburg Police Chief Wayne Bird wrote in a release. Anyone with information is asked to call Whitley County Dispatch [...]
Would you injure yourself or let someone injure you just so you could get drugs?
According to Williamsburg police, this is what about half a dozen current or former Whitley County Detention Center inmates are accused of conspiring to do, but one inmate got hurt far worse than planned and almost died as a result of his injuries.
Barbara Vanderpool is facing a charge of endangering the welfare of a minor after her four-year-old was found walking alone along US25W. A Williamsburg mother, whose four-year-old son was found wondering alone off US25W last Wednesday afternoon, was arrested for endangering the welfare of a minor. Williamsburg Police Detective Bobby Freeman said this [...]
A Williamsburg man remains in jail in lieu of a $25,000 cash bond after allegedly leading police on a vehicle pursuit in a stolen car last week that he allegedly drove onto a sidewalk where he nearly hit a pedestrian, according to police. “This was the wildest vehicle pursuit I’ve been in since I started [...]