Sat Nov 07 2009
Three men have been indicted on new burglary and other charges after they allegedly broke into two homes in East Frankfort last month and held the occupants at gunpoint.
According to police, Jeffery A. Wheat, 19, of Ashwood Court, and Justin I. Beasley, 20, of Ashwood Court, broke into the homes of Lenual Martin, 48, of Maverick Trail, and Samantha Conway, 23, of Fiesta Way, at around 3:20 a.m. on March 27.
Police said Johnathan M. Jackson, 28, of Centennial Avenue, drove the two men to the scene of the crime.
The Franklin County grand jury issued Thursday an indictment against Jackson for two counts of first-degree complicity to commit robbery and several new charges, including illegally possessing a firearm and being a persistent felony offender.
Jackson was convicted of possessing a controlled substance in March 2006 and police found an unloaded shotgun in the van they say he drove to the crime scene.
Jackson is free after posting $1,000 bond.
The indictment also includes new burglary charges against Wheat and Beasley, who are at the Franklin County Regional Jail on a $50,000 full cash bond.
Wheat was originally charged with two counts of first-degree robbery, two counts of unlawful imprisonment, impersonating a police officer and possession of cocaine.
Beasley faces charges of two counts of first-degree robbery, two counts of unlawful imprisonment, impersonating a police officer and possession of marijuana.
Conway, one of the alleged victims, said she hoped the men would face additional charges.
"That should never happen to anybody," she previously told The State Journal.
The Franklin County grand jury also indicted Robert Allen Lewis, 40 of 247 Donalynn Drive, on charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs and alcohol and first-degree wanton endangerment.
Commonwealth's Attorney Larry Cleveland said Lewis was driving westbound on Interstate 64 in his 2000 Honda Accord on March 13 when he crossed the median and struck a tanker truck.
The truck, eastbound on I-64, spilled about 150 gallons diesel fuel.
"It's a wonder he didn't kill himself," Cleveland said.
Lewis refused to take a field sobriety test but Cleveland said he had consumed several drinks at a bar in Lexington as well as lortab, a painkiller.
Cleveland said it cost about $15,000 to clean up the fuel spill.
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