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The man accused in the May 6 North Elm Street shooting was arraigned on his charges Wednesday morning in Christian Circuit Court. Marshawn Taylor, 25, appeared in Judge Andrew Self’s court via Zoom while at the Christian County Jail while his new defense attorney, David Rye, appeared in person for the arraignment hearing. Rye waived the formal reading of his indictment and officially entered a not guilty plea on Taylor’s behalf as Rye prepares to defend his client. Rye advised the court he has received evidence in the case from Christian County Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney...

A man accused of firing shots next to his girlfriend in 2017 entered a plea deal Wednesday afternoon in Christian Circuit Court Judge Andrew Self’s courtroom.

Two suspects involved in separate shootings were arraigned on assault charges Monday afternoon in Christian District Court sending both cases to preliminary hearings next week. The first case to appear involved Jaylynn Cheatham, 21, who is accused of being involved in a shooting at the Marathon gas station on East Ninth Street that left two people injured on Mar. 27. Cheatham was finally arrested after police had been searching for Cheatham on Friday afternoon. Cheatham appeared in court Monday afternoon with his defense attorney David Rye, who stated that he would be waiving formal reading o...

A pretrial date for the case was also set for the afternoon of Wednesday, October 13. Barnes resigned as Trigg County Sheriff midway through his first term on August 31, 2020, after being indicted by a Trigg County grand jury on one count of third-degree unlawful transaction with a minor and one count of tampering with a witness. A joint investigation by Kentucky State Police, FBI, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky allege Barnes provided alcohol to a person under 21 in February 2020 while sheriff. They also add during the investigation, he knowingly practic...

Barnes is charged with tampering with a witness and unlawful transaction with a minor. As previously reported, an investigation conducted jointly by the Kentucky State Police, the FBI, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky found that in February of 2020 Jason Barnes provided alcohol to a person under the age of 21. They also allegedly discovered that several months later, during the investigation, he knowingly practiced deceit with the intent to affect the testimony of a potential witness. Barnes resigned from the Trigg County Sheriff’s Office in August of 20...