Three Ohio residents recently were indicted by a Hardin County grand jury on several charges, including being in possession of the powerful drug fentanyl.
Jesse Profitt, 27, of HamilÂton, Ohio, Kimberly Wharton, 29, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Shona Messer, 29, of Hamilton, Ohio, all are indicted for first-degree possession of a controlled substance â fentanyl; first-degree possession of a controlled substance â methamphetamine and complicity to receiving stolen property more than $500 and less than $10,000.
Profitt and Wharton also are charged with first-degree fleeing or evading police in a motor vehicle during a Feb. 11 traffic stop by Kentucky State Police.
Profitt and Wharton are in the Bullitt County Detention Center. Messer has been released from that jail.
Editor s Note
On March 31, 2021, prosecutors told WDRB that all charges against Mr. Almony will be dropped as a result of blood tests that show there was no alcohol or intoxicants in his system at the time of the crash. Mr. Almony has since been released from custody.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) A Mt. Washington man has been charged with murder after authorities say he was involved in a crash that ended with the death of his son.
According to court documents, the crash took place on Dec. 7 in Bullitt County.
The Bullitt County Sheriff s Department says 67-year-old Thomas Almony was driving a motor vehicle when he ran off the road and hit a tree, killing the passenger, Eric T. Almony, Thomas son.