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CORBIN — A Whitley County grand jury chose to not charge a Corbin Police Department officer involved in the Feb. 14 fatal shooting of a 19-year-old Corbin man.
Phillip Davenport CORBIN, Ky. â The officer involved in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old Corbin man was officially identified Friday as the Corbin Police Department released more details about the shooting. Family and friends of the teenager say the details don't portray the man they knew. According to a statement from Corbin Police Chief Rusty Hedrick, Stephen Meadors, a 12-year veteran in the force, was off duty and at his home on Dogwood Cove in Corbin at 2:45 a.m. Feb. 14 when a neighbor contacted him about a person, later identified as Phillip Davenport, causing a disturbance and...
CORBIN — On Friday, Corbin Police Chief Rusty Hedrick officially identified the police officer who fatally shot a 19-year-old* Corbin man last Sunday.
featured By Jarrod Mills Staff Writer Feb 18, 2021 Feb 18, 2021 CORBIN â Three Corbin Police officers were promoted during Tuesday eveningâs City Commission meeting. Corporal Stephen Meadors was promoted to Sergeant, as was Corporal Jeff Hill. Patrolman Lonnie Sawyers was promoted to Corporal. Sawyers was the only officer present at the meeting to receive his plaque. âI just want to give a big shoutout to the police department, fire department, public works,â said Mayor Suzie Razmus. âThe last few days, they have worked nonstop, I am so thankf...
By Jarrod Mills Staff Writer Jan 21, 2021 Jan 21, 2021 CORBIN â The Corbin Police Department will soon add a behavioral health specialist to its ranks thanks to a grant procured by the Whitley County Health Department. During the Corbin City Commissionâs special-called meeting Tuesday evening, the commission approved a motion agreeing to proceed with a grant that embeds a behavioral health specialist in the Corbin Police Department. Prior to the commissionâs vote, Whitley County Health Department Director Marcy Rein presented the pilot program funded by the Whitley ...