A Pulaski County man, already serving time for other charges, was indicted Wednesday in connection with the 2019 murder of LeeAnna Brumley. On Wednesday, the Pulaski County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging 55-year-old Gerald Avalon Hendricks with murder and tampering with physical evidence. Hendricks was served the indictment at the Pulaski County Detention Center on Thursday, where he was already serving time for other, unrelated charges. His bond was set at $500,000 cash and property. Police say he told Danelle Powell to kill Brumley or he would kill Powell and her children. Brumley was shot, hit in the head with a hatchet, then burned in May 2019.
Eugene C. Moore
The Pulaski County Grand Jury is set to hear a case of a local man accused of pretending to work with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in order to take a BMW.
Eugene Christian Moore, 35, of Somerset, was arrested April 23 just after 11 a.m. by Somerset Police Officer Derrick Glover on charges of Impersonating a Peace Officer and Attempted Theft By Unlawful Taking Auto between $500 and $10,000.
According to the arrest citation, Ofc. Glover responded to a call from Wellsprings in regard to a man who entered the business flashing a badge and stating he was with the FBI and needed to get a vehicle parked behind the building. Moore initially denied being at Wellsprings when the officer caught up with him on Correll Street but after another officer confirmed the report with the initial caller, Moore was Mirandized and told officers that he had presented a gold coin and told workers he was with the FBI and needed to take the BMW to Lexington.
Gerald A. Hendricks
Nearly two years after the disappearance of LeeAnna Brumley, a second suspect has been indicted for her murder.
Gerald Avalon Hendricks, 55, of Science Hill, was indicted Wednesday by the Pulaski County Grand Jury on charges of Murder and Tampering with Physical Evidence in connection to Brumley s fatal shooting in the spring of 2019.
Hendricks joins 34-year-old Danelle Nicole Powell of Somerset, who was indicted for Murder back in January 2020. Her trial is currently scheduled to begin on August 16. Her original trial date had been last October before all trials were put on hold due to the pandemic.
Both Hendricks and Powell are charged in connection to the May 22, 2019, disappearance of Brumley a 25-year-old mother whom family members said battled addiction and frequently stayed with friends.
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Sheriff Greg Speck reports that on May 5, 2021, Lieutenant Bobby Jones, Commander of the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division appeared before the Pulaski County Grand Jury in the case of the murder of Leanna Brumley who had gone missing in May of 2019. The Pulaski County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Gerald Avalon Hendricks, age 55, of Shady Grove Road in Science Hill, KY with Murder and Tampering with Physical Evidence surrounding the murder of Leanna Brumley.
On May 6, 2021, Lieutenant Jones served the indictment on Gerald Alvalon Hendricks at the Pulaski County Detention Center where he had been previously lodged on unrelated charges.
By JANIE SLAVEN
Commonwealth Journal May 3, 2021
Samuel Lee Baker
The man accused of fatally shooting his father s friend when he tried to intervene in a family argument has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
Samuel Lee Baker, 22, of Bowling Green, is charged with Murder, first-degree Burglary, Convicted Felon in Possession of a Handgun and second-degree Persistent Felony Offender as part of the indictment filed last month.
Baker pleaded not guilty when arraigned on April 22 in Pulaski Circuit Court.
Baker is also charged with second-degree Fleeing and Evading Police (Motor Vehicle), second-degree Fleeing and Evading Police (On Foot), Reckless Driving, Possession of Marijuana, Suspended License, No Insurance, and Resisting Arrest in Casey County, where he was ultimately arrested following the March 18 shooting.