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Jan 14, 2021 8:33 PM
The Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested Zachary Luke Conn, 18, on charges related to child sexual abuse material.
Conn was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime Branch began the investigation after discovering the suspect uploading images of child sexual exploitation online.
The investigation resulted in the execution of a search warrant at a residence in Pikeville on January 14, 2021. Equipment used to facilitate the crime was seized and taken to KSP’s forensic laboratory for examination. The investigation is ongoing.
Conn is currently charged with twenty counts of possessing or viewing matter portraying a minor in a sexual performance. This charge is a Class-D felony punishable by one to five years in prison. Conn was lodged in the Pike County Detention Center.
Lena N. Bevins
A Pike County man and woman were arrested this week on several charges, including methamphetamine possession, after they were allegedly found in the parking lot of a local high school.
According to court documents, at 1 p.m., Jan. 12, the Pike County Sheriffâs Department received a complaint from school personnel at Shelby Valley High School that two individuals had been passed out in a vehicle in the schoolâs parking lot.
Pike County Sheriffâs Deputy Rell Robinson wrote in court documents that, when he arrived on scene, he found Lena Nicole Bevins, 34, of Ky. 610 West, Jonancy, in the driverâs seat, and Alvin D. Damron, 38, of Jonancy Lane, Jonancy, in the passenger seat.
Chadwick S. Hunt
A Pike County grand jury will hear the case against a man who was charged late last month after a missing womanâs body was found near his residence.
Chadwick S. Hunt, 44, of Lick Creek Road, Lick Creek, appeared in Pike District Court Jan. 14 for a hearing in the case, which was brought after, Kentucky State Police said, they found the body of Clara Morgan OâBrien, 39, of Feds Creek. Hunt was initially charged with abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.
During the Jan. 14 hearing before Pike District Judge Tommy May, Kentucky State Police Det. Dustin Thompson testified that the case began around Dec. 20 or Dec. 21 when OâBrienâs boyfriend reported her missing.
Brandy Scarberry
Four people were arrested this past weekend on various charges, including child endangerment and first-degree criminal abuse after police said they responded to two separate welfare checks at Owens Drive and found children who were either unattended or living in filth.
The first welfare check, court documents show, occurred at approximately 1 p.m. on Jan. 8, when officers responded to the Owens Drive apartment of Brandy Scarberry, 39, and her boyfriend and father of her children, Timothy Mobley, 46.
Officer Joe Slone wrote in an arrest citation that Lt. Russell Blankenship and Officer Nick Taylor arrived and made contact with Scarberry, at which time the officers noticed the disarray of the apartment and the odor coming from the living room.