Richmond Father Charged with Incest with Daughter, Allegedly Fathered Her Children
A 37 year old Richmond dad is now charged with Incest after officials found out that he had allegedly molested and raped his oldest daughter for years when she was underage. Reports from Social Services stated that the oldest biological daughter had two children and that her dad, Jason Adams was the father of both […]
Parents’ Argument Results In Arrest, Child Allegedly Stepped in to Save Dad’s Life
Officers recently received a call regarding a domestic violence case at 709 Sizemore Drive in Richmond. Upon arriving on scene, officers learned that 32 year old Chasity Murphy and her husband Stephen Roe were having an argument about who their children were allowed to be around. Stephen stated that the argument with his wife started […]
Madison County Man Indicted on Dozens of Child Pornography Charges
A man from Madison County has been indicted on almost 30 counts of sex crimes after he was arrested by investigators with Attorney General Andy Beshear’s cyber crimes unit. 26 year old Dylan Minch was indicted on 20 counts of possession of child pornography as well as first degree sexual abuse and more charges of […]
Jailer Tussey Looking to Solve Overcrowding, Reports to Fiscal Court
In Tuesday’s fiscal court meeting, newly instituted Jailer Steve Tussey reported that the jail is still over capacity, at over 400 inmates as of presstime. The detention center was designed to only hold 184 inmates. Tussey said in his report that this comes in at about 70 inmates per correctional officer. He invited all those […]
Richmond Man Leads Police on Chase, Allegedly Admits to Taking Mushrooms and Incurs Handful of Charges
One Richmond man is now looking at a handful of charges after he was allegedly observed in Richmond Mcdonald’s Sunday intoxicated, and attempted to get behind the counter. Officers arrived to discover 30 year old Jeremy Allen in the parking lot in his vehicle. When they attempted to initiate a traffic stop, Allen allegedly attempted […]
WBONTV’s Weekend Arrests
WBONTV’s Weekend Arrests below. TOMMY EDINGTON Booked 12/23/2018 SAVANNAH SPURLOCK Booked 12/21/2018 LARRY SIMS Booked 12/23/2018 MITCHELL CROCKETT Booked 12/23/2018 ROBERT LOPEZ Booked 12/23/2018 RANDELL LAKES Booked 12/22/2018 LISA GILLIAM Booked 12/22/2018 JONATHAN GROSS Booked 12/22/2018 FRANCIS RADER Booked 12/22/2018 JAMES TOLER Booked 12/22/2018 KRISTOPHER ESTES Booked 12/21/2018 DALLAS ABSHEAR Booked 12/21/2018 WHITNEY GREER Booked […]
Berea Man Drives Away, Runs from Police: Still ends up with Handful of Charges
A Berea man was taken into custody recently after he allegedly fled from police on foot and in his vehicle Monday when he knew he was wanted on multiple warrants. The police report that 34 year old Michael Shoopman was observed at a home and they knew he had multiple warrants out for his arrest. […]
London Man Charged with Manslaughter Lodged in MCDC
A London man charged with murder and tampering with physical evidence stemming from a May arrest is now back in custody, this time here in Madison county. 39 year old Jess Messer was brought in on the warrant for the deadly charges related to a Jackson county shooting, where one man was found dead in […]
Madison County Woman Allegedly Manipulates Billing Records, Takes Over $3k
A Madison county woman was taken into custody recently on a warrant after she allegedly stole from her employer, Kentucky Dermatology. According to Richmond police, Samantha Terry (no mugshot available) had been allegedly taking cash copays and pocketing the money from patients while she worked at the office throughout 2018. She was also allegedly manipulating […]
WBONTV’S Weekend Arrests
Melinda Chaves Booked: 12/17/2018 Aaron Parks Booked: 12/16/2018 David Ray Booked: 12/16/2018 Larry McClure Booked: 12/16/2018 Matthew Jones Booked: 12/15/2018 Tovon McFarland Booked: 12/15/2018 Wesley Simpson Booked: 12/15/2018 Raymond Harris 12/15/2018 Kenneth Slaughter Booked: 12/14/2018 Jess Messer Booked: 12/14/2018 David Kidroske Booked: 12/14/2018 Jeffery Chaney Booked: 12/15/2018 Michael LeForce Booked: 12/15/2018 NO IMAGE.
Men Ask RPD for Help with Fuel, But Get Gassed up with Methamphetamine Charges Instead
Left: Ricky Crider, Right: Richard Mullins. Two men that asked police for assistance after they allegedly ran out of gas near four mile Tuesday got more than they bargained for: including a large amount of drug charges. The two men, 30 year old Ricky Crider and 33 year old Richard Mullins had asked police for […]
2018 Election 2-Minute Sitdowns: Jailer Doug Thomas
Continuing with the 2018 election coverage, we spoke to Jailer Doug Thomas, a Madison Countian and lifelong Democrat who will be seeking a third term at the head of the Madison County Detention Center. Jailer Thomas said it is a must to expand the detention center, which is chronically overcrowded, usually hovering around 200% over-capacity. […]
Madison County Deputy Jailer Arraigned in Front of Special Judge This Morning
The Madison County Deputy Jailer who had a warrant out for his arrest and was taken into custody earlier this week for trafficking in a controlled substance while in official uniform appeared in District Court this morning for an arraignment. Deputy Jailer Billy Bales was allegedly seen on surveillance in his official vehicle and uniform […]
Election 2018 Two Minute Sitdowns: Jailer Candidate Everett King
Lifelong Madison county resident and former Richmond police officer Everett king is running on the republican ticket for Madison County Jailer. King says after he retired from the force after an injury, he finished his Bachelor’s in Business from Eastern Kentucky University. King explained his platform, including his ideas for a 1000 bed new detention […]
Part VI Jail Overcrowding Series: Final Fiscal Push
In the final piece of WBON-TV’s Jail Overcrowding series, Madison County Judge Executive Reagan Taylor explains the steps moving forward with his idea for a treatment center now that the bids are in for potential partners. As the bids are being reviewed, a date of the first of September has been set in order to […]