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Judge Woodall deferred on making a decision concerning bond until the next court appearance of July 14. That date will also serve as a pretrial conference for Bingham, scheduled to go to trial on August 24.
Bingham was ordered to return to jail on March 10, after Judge Woodall learned that she was under the influence of opiates at the time of the birth of her child in January, which was a violation of her bond release.
A Trigg County grand jury indicted Bingham on two counts of second-degree manslaughter. The charges stem from an April 7, 2020 house fire on Jefferson Street that killed Bingham’s children, three-year-old Kamari Harris, and seven-month-old Ky’nylee Harris.
Gene Bush
A Trigg County man who was indicted on sexual abuse charges last year was arrested last week after allegedly violating his bond release and being within 500 feet of one of his victims.
During Trigg Circuit Court Rule Day Wednesday, Gene Bush appeared virtually from the Christian County Jail.
According to a Cadiz Police Department arrest citation, Bush was at the Cadiz Restaurant on Thursday, May 6, while his victim was working a shift. Bush told Circuit Judge Woody Woodall he did not know his victim was at the restaurant. Bush was arrested the next day on a Trigg County Circuit Court bench warrant signed by Judge Woodall, charging him with contempt of court.
Christopher Swykert and attorney Bill Deatherage appeared virtually before Trigg County Circuit Court Judge C.A. Woodall Wednesday.
Deatherage said they are getting close to a resolution with Commonwealth’s Attorney Carrie Ovey-Wiggins.
Swykert is out on bond and must stay in Trigg County through the rest of his court proceedings.
Swykert was charged with murder and DUI after state police said he was southbound on The Trace on June 20. They said he failed to navigate a curve and ran off the road, with the vehicle overturning and crashing into a tree.
Police said 19-year-old Harry Daniel Kincaid of Houston was killed in the crash. Kincaid was a soldier stationed at Fort Campbell.
Trigg County Sheriff Aaron Acree will not be charged in connection with a shooting last year following an altercation at a Rockcastle Road residence.
The Trigg County grand jury returned a no true bill against Acree Wednesday. Because the case was directly submitted to the grand jury, Acree was never charged with a crime. The no true bill means the grand jury didn’t find enough evidence to return an indictment.
Acree responded to a 9-1-1 call on October 28 and encountered 44-year-old Shawn Biby, who police said was attempting to cut a hole in the floor of his mobile home with a chainsaw. Kentucky State Police investigated the shooting and said an altercation followed. The sheriff fired at Biby, striking him in the torso and killing him. State police have not released any details about the shooting, haven’t said what prompted Acree to fire his weapon, or whether Biby came at Acree with a weapon.