LOUISA, Ky. — On Thursday, August 7 The Lawrence County grand jury met for the month and returned 5 indictments, with 4 people charged. This is the least amount of indictments returned in one month in at least the last 3 years.
Each one was meth related with the exception of Anthony Chapman that was charged with Theft by Unlawful Taking but has not yet been indicted for Importing Heroin as he was first charged during his arrest. The charges were a result of an investigation carried out over a period of time at the Best Western Hotel owned by Gene Wilson in Louisa Kentucky. Chapman was initially arrested on June 19th, 2019 by The Louisa Police Department and will now have to face Hon. Judge Preston.
Stacey Castle, 42 of Paintsville, Ky. was indicted on tampering with physical evidence, a Class D Felony, persistent felony offender 2nd degree, possession of a controlled substance, 1st degree and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The grand jury charges that on or before July 4th 2019 the defendant knowingly and unlawfully destroyed, removed, altered or concealed physical evidence that she believed would be used against her in an official proceeding. The defendant knowingly and unlawfully possessed methamphetamine with 4 syringes and an altered straw. Having been charged with the above stated felony and previously being convicted of two prior felony offenses she is now charged with persistent felony offender, 1st degree. Bond set at $15,000.
Joshua Fetherholf, 35 Louisa, Kentucky was indicted on trafficking in a controlled substance in the 1st degree, less than 2 grams a Class D Felony.
The grand jury charges that on or before June 5, 2019 the defendant knowingly and unlawfully being in possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine with the intent to traffic in that controlled substance or by trafficking in a controlled substance, namely 1.00 grams. Bond set for $5,000.
On a separate indictment: the defendant was also indicted by the grand jury charging that on or before July 4th 2019 the defendant knowingly and unlawfully possessed a controlled substance, methamphetamine. The defendant also possessed syringes and a container used to store controlled substances.
Danny Chapman, 31 of Louisa was indicted on trafficking in a controlled substance in the first degree, less than 2 grams a Class D Felony.
The grand jury charges that on or before June 27th 2019 the defendant knowingly and unlawfully possessed a controlled substance with the intent to traffic in that controlled substance or by trafficking in a controlled substance, namely 1.40 grams of methamphetamine. Bond set for $5,000.
Anthony Chapman, 50, Louisa Kentucky was indicted on theft by unlawful taking over $10,000 but under $1 million dollars, a class C felony with a penalty of 5 to 10 years.
The Grand Jury charges that from September 2018 through June 16th 2019 the defendant committed the offense by taking over $10,000 but under $1,000,000 while working as an employee of the Best Western Hotel in Lawrence County, taking a sum of money in excess of $10,000 belonging to said hotel from those customers that paid for their room in cash from September through June 16, 2019. Bond set for $10,000.
So.. How many felonies do you get before you actually go to jail? How many times do you have to get arrested for drugs before you go to jail? Decent people don’t stand a chance in Lawrence County because of drugs and drug addicts. It’s a shame that every day when you drive through Louisa you see a dozen or more junkies. I see Anthony Chapman nearly every day walking in town . Not to mention however many there are from ARC standing all over the streets. What a joke Louisa has become over drugs.
You can’t drive through Louisa without seeing drug addicts all over town, can’t walk down the street because of the addicts at ARC. Always crowded. Should be a designated area for them to smoke instead of on the street where no one can walk. I understand addicts need treatment BUT suboxone treatment is not the answer. I didn’t think a rehab was supposed to give you suboxone or let a person take it while in rehab or recovery? That’s NOT recovery I’m sorry!
And if the attorneys keep giving probation instead of jail these people are never going to learn.
And you’re right What a joke Louisa has become over drugs!
EXACTLY!!! I agree with the JOKE part of your comment but not Louisa as it, but YOU and ppl with that attitude and mindset…….that, my fellow citizen is the JOKE!!!! I’d venture to say you got few skeletons in your closet, the fake name gives that away along with how you manage to know em every one by name and know who they are when ya see em. Js!!!! Not to mention I wishb I had the time to drive around town to see who’s smoking and who’s walking around… We all can find whatever it is we set out to find each day, whether be negative or positive…..
So my fellow citizen how bout in morning when your “patrolling” our streets say yourself ” today Im going to find what’s good about this town”, and I promise if you’re honest you won’t even notice the other things, that is unless you’re jealous of them getting their life together cause yours may be falling apart or simply as stated before THE JOKE AINT LOUISA ITS YOU!!!!!