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The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
Editor's note: This story contains details of sexual abuse.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
The fourth of five defendants charged in the 2016 murder of pizza parlor manager, Jared Banta, was sentenced in Franklin Circuit Court Tuesday morning.
After denying defense motions for a change of venue, continuance and dismissal of the testimony of a witness, Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate ordered the trial of William Jackson, 37, to start as soon as possible, telling the court “we need to get this over with.”
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
Thomas Anthony Nichols, 36, and his wife, Lindsi Ann Nichols, 31, both of Frankfort, were both sentenced by Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd to two charges each of criminal abuse of a child 12 years of age or under.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
Editor's Note: This story was updated at 11 a.m. on April 26 to note that Lewis pleaded guilty to second-degree abuse, a Class D felony.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
Strength and courage were on display Friday morning as a woman stood tall in Franklin Circuit Court and faced the man who sexually abused her as a child.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
A Frankfort man, who is charged multiple sex crimes against a victim under 12 years of age, was arraigned in Franklin Circuit Court on Friday morning.
A lawsuit was filed at Franklin Circuit Court on Tuesday seeking to halt enforcement of the recently enacted legislation, which was signed by Gov. Andy Beshear, banning so-called “gray machines” in Kentucky.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
A Franklin County man charged with training dogs to fight on two separate occasions will likely owe the county thousands of dollars to go along with any criminal punishment he might receive.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
Three major child abuse cases were presented at Friday’s motion hour in Franklin Circuit Court. Judge Phillip Shepherd presided over all three updates.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
Commonwealth's attorneys and defense counsel for a Frankfort man charged with 13 felonies, nine of them relating to the sexual abuse of a child, met for a status hearing in Franklin Circuit Court on Friday morning.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
With attorney T. Scott Abell appearing on his behalf, former Bell County Coroner and funeral director Clyde Creech’s competency to stand trial on one count of theft by failure to make required payments and 38 counts of violating trust provision alleging he pocketed nearly $250,000 in pre-nee…
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
When convicted rapist and child molester Floyd Boler was presented to Franklin Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate for sentencing on his plea deal, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Zachary Becker addressed the court and announced that there would be two victim impact statements delivered pri…
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
Floyd Boler, a Frankfort man who pleaded guilty to multiple child sexual assault charges, was sentenced Friday in Franklin Circuit Court.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
A local man accused of shooting a man and his dog in September 2019 pleaded guilty to murder, cruelty to animals and several other charges in Franklin Circuit Court on Monday morning instead of going through with a trial scheduled to begin that day.
Kendall Cunningham, 27, was arraigned in Franklin County Circuit Court Friday and pleaded not guilty on felony charges of first-degree sodomy (victim under 12) and first degree criminal abuse (child under 12).
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
Two defendants who pleaded guilty to their involvement with a 2018 shooting on Alexander Street were each sentenced to three decades in prison by a Franklin County Circuit Court Judge on Monday morning.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
A Frankfort man plead guilty to a long list of charges in Franklin County Circuit Court on Friday morning.
On Friday, Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd sentenced a Frankfort man to probation after he plead guilty to several charges including second-degree assault.
Franklin County residents who want to run in the special election for circuit court clerk next year have until Tuesday, Nov. 29, to register for the circuit clerk exam.
Franklin Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate did not mince words on Wednesday morning as he handed down a 60-year sentence to the Wisconsin man convicted of killing two Frankfort men in June 2018.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday:
A fixture in the Franklin County Courthouse for nearly three decades, Circuit Court Clerk Amy Feldman announced her retirement earlier this week.
A Frankfort man pleaded guilty to a total of five counts of rape, incest and sexual abuse that took place over the span of three decades in Franklin Circuit Court on Wednesday.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury on Tuesday: