NKY teen found guilty of fatally shooting 18-year-old cousin in 2019
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A Northern Kentucky teen was found guilty of murder on Friday, the Kenton County Commonwealth s Attorney s Office said.
Brandon Hambrick, 17, of Newport is facing a possible sentence of 45 years in prison for the fatal shooting of his cousin, 18-year-old Ke Ovion Markel Seay Tevis.
Another teen, 18-year-old DeAngelo Jones-Smith, also of Newport pled guilty to first-degree manslaughter in connection to Tevis death and is expected to serve 15 years in prison, officials said.
Tevis, who graduated from Holmes High School two months before his death, was found by officers with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso and head at the River s Edge parking lot at Eastside Pointe Apartments in Covington on Aug. 3, 2019. He died from his injuries in the ambulance.
Kentucky court ruling will put repeat DUI drivers back on roads, NKY prosecutor says Courtney King
One Northern Kentucky prosecutor says a recent state Supreme Court ruling threatens to make it far easier for DUI suspects to avoid charges.
The supreme court’s ruling last month prohibits warrantless blood tests from being used as evidence against DUI suspects in court.
Those in favor of the ruling, like Northern Kentucky defense attorney Wilber Zevely, say warrantless blood tests are intrusive.
“It should’ve been ruled that way years ago,” said Zevely, who specializes in DUI cases.
But Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders said the ruling has thrown a “monkey wrench” into DUI prosecutions.