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News Edge Photo The defense attorney for the 2019 Bethel Street murder suspect told a Christian Circuit Court judge Wednesday that he will be requesting a bond reduction as his client awaits trial. Shakkory Willis was arrested two years ago in connection to the fatal shooting of 20-year old Corvyan Thomas on Short Bethel Street on January 24, 2019. Willis jailed four days later when he turned himself in to police and was charged with murder, first-degree robbery, and second-degree unlawful transaction with a minor. During a pretrial conference Wednesday morning, Willis and his defense attorne...

Hopkinsville, KY, USA / WHOP 1230 AM | News Radio Apr 14, 2021 11:29 AM Trial was delayed earlier this year by the pandemic for the suspect accused in the January, 2019 shooting death of Corvyan Thomas on Bethel Street. Judge John Atkins scheduled an August 2 trial for Shakkory Willis in March and he’s remained in custody since his arrest over two years ago. Defense Attorney Eric Bearden says he will be requesting a bond reduction and Judge Atkins told him to file a formal motion by May 7 and Commonwealth’s Attorney Rick Boling will have time to respond. Willis is charged with murder, fir...

The man charged in a multi-county pursuit from October, William Cheatham, entered a guilty plea in relation to...

Hopkinsville, KY, USA / WHOP 1230 AM | News Radio Jan 8, 2021 10:26 AM A Hopkinsville man convicted for robberies in 2017 will be allowed to leave the jail for work release as he serves his sentence. Formal sentencing was held Friday morning in Christian Circuit Court for 21-year old Tequan Owen of Hopkinsville. Owen pled guilty in October for allegedly being involved in armed robberies of the Circle K gas stations on Lafayette Road and Russellville Road. He worked with Juandez Bussell in both of those crimes and also worked with him in an August, 2017 home invasion and robbery on Kenwood Dri...

The suspect accused of the 2015 Pembroke triple murder appeared in Christian Circuit Court Wednesday for a motion to dismiss the case to be heard by Judge John Atkins. Christian Martin, 52, appeared in court via Zoom while at the Christian County Jail while his defense attorneys Tom Griffiths and Doug Moore also appeared via Zoom. Atkins explained that the motion submitted by the defense to dismiss the case was based on Martin’s due process allegedly being violated. Atkins also shared that he had reviewed the written motion by the defense as well as the commonwealth’s response, but ...