New trial date set in Hancock Street shooting case
Hopkinsville, KY, USA / WHOP 1230 AM | News Radio Mar 4, 2021 1:50 PM A new trial date has been set at the end of August for Dethaniel Thompson, the man accused of shooting Leandre Watkins in the leg on Hancock Street in 2019. He appeared in Christian Circuit Court Thursday virtually with defense attorney Michael Thompson, who informed the court that trial was delayed by the Kentucky Supreme Court so a new date was needed—Circuit Judge John Atkins set it for August 30 and 31. Dethaniel Thompson is facing charges of first-degree assault, three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, tamp...