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The Franklin County grand jury returned the following indictments Oct. 20.
A Franklin County mother charged with neglecting her children pleaded guilty to all charges and agreed to a five-year prison sentence.
A Frankfort man was sentenced to five years in prison for stabbing a man who was dating his ex-girlfriend.
A Franklin Circuit Court grand jury returned the following indictments Tuesday:
An Anderson County man was indicted twice Tuesday for allegedly accepting money to perform work but never doing it.
The remaining defendant in the shooting death of a pizza restaurant manager in 2016 may be headed before a jury next year, unless a plea agreement is reached sooner.
A man charged with assaulting and holding his girlfriend against her will for hours was indicted Tuesday.
A year after a 73-year-old man was found dead in his western Franklin County home from gunshot wounds, the 17-year-old suspect remains unidentified and detectives say they are still conducting interviews.
In May 2016, Hendra Valentine pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against former Constable Thomas Banta in his prostitution case.
A Frankfort woman who was arrested for letting her children live among buckets of human waste received five years' probation Friday morning.
A Franklin Circuit Court grand jury returned the following indictments Tuesday:
A Frankfort man was indicted twice Tuesday, once for allegedly strangling a woman and assaulting a police officer, then for assaulting a deputy jailer the same day.
A former deputy county clerk in Jessamine County pleaded guilty to altering public records to avoid paying taxes on a vehicle she registered.
The federal sentencing for a former Franklin County Schools finance director who admitted stealing money from the district has been postponed for two weeks.
A little more than a year ago, 25-year-old Anthony Hendrix died after being shot nine times in the parking lot at East Frankfort Park.
A Franklin Circuit Court grand jury returned the following indictments on Tuesday:
State officials said a Louisville man failed to file tax returns for six years, despite earning more than the minimum required.
A Frankfort man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison after a gun he was handling in May discharged and killed a man in another apartment.
At her first of two sentencing hearings within a week’s time, former Franklin County Schools Finance Director Lesley Wade on Friday received a 10-year prison sentence and a restitution order for $81,753.
A Franklin Circuit Court grand jury returned the following indictments Tuesday:
A Frankfort man charged with nearly hitting a child on a riding lawn mower during a pursuit last month was indicted Tuesday by the Franklin County grand jury.
A judge will decide whether the man serving a 25-year prison sentence for killing a pizza restaurant manager in 2016 will receive shock probation.
The former finance director for Franklin County Schools is due to be sentenced Sept. 11 for filing nine years worth of false state tax returns.
A Franklin County man agreed to serve three years in prison after pleading guilty to dozens of counts related to soliciting juveniles for sex.
The following indictments were returned by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury Tuesday.
A Franklin County man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly making two pipe bombs.
A former Franklin County court security officer is set for a November trial on charges related to a fatal ATV crash in Owen County a year ago.
A Frankfort man was indicted on four felony charges for allegedly assaulting two deputy jailers a week ago.
A Franklin Circuit Court grand jury returned the following indictments Tuesday:
Two men were indicted Tuesday on multiple charges for a pair of high-speed pursuits earlier this summer
A traffic stop near the Woodford County line led to a Louisville man being indicted Tuesday for allegedly luring a teen for sex.
Since March, Kentucky’s court system has been functioning at a much-reduced capacity.Â
The following indictments were returned Tuesday by a Franklin County grand jury.
A Frankfort man was sentenced to five years each for two drug trafficking cases, while being arraigned for a pursuit with sheriff's deputies.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
A Frankfort man was indicted on nine felony drug charges after police allegedly found illegal drugs and components of a meth lab earlier this year.
It will be another three months before attorneys will discuss a trial date for Bondurant Middle School Principal Whitney Allison, 42, who was indicted last year for allegedly failing to report abuse of students.
A State Journal reader who has never been chosen to serve on a jury asked about the process because her husband has been tapped for jury duty three times.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
A Frankfort man who allegedly led deputies and officers on a pursuit through parts of Frankfort in June was indicted on 15 charges for the incident.
Four months after a Frankfort man pleaded guilty to the shooting death of Jared Banta, Franklin Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate sentenced him to a total of 25 years in prison for his part in the robbery and murder 3½ years ago.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
A federal judge recently denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against former Franklin County Jailer Rick Rogers and 33 deputy jailers stemming from a prisoner’s death in 2019.
A former Bondurant Middle School teacher charged with sexual abuse will likely get a trial date later this summer.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
Two men were indicted for robbery after they allegedly robbed a man under the guise of a drug deal in May.
A man who was shot by two Frankfort police officers outside his home in May has been indicted on charges of wanton endangerment and menacing.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury Tuesday:
Two Frankfort men were indicted in separate cases for allegedly trying to strangle a person in a domestic situation.
Franklin County’s grand jury began meeting again last week, the first sign that the court system may be returning to more action.
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