Johnson County Grand Jury Indictments
July 15, 2020
Johnson County Grand Jury indicted several on July 15,2020 including a Paintsville man for threatening a school.
Commonwealth vs. Steve Belcher
Terroristic threatening, 2nd degree
Belcher intentionally threatened to commit an act likely to result in the death or serious injury “to any person at a scheduled event, any person at a place of worship, any student group, teacher, volunteer worker, elementary or secondary school, vocational school, other person reasonably expected to lawfully be on school property or at a school sanctioned activity, if that threat is related to their employment by the school, or work, or attendance at the school or school function”.
According to court documents, Belcher did not need to specifically identify the person(s) the threat was made toward in order to violate the section of KRS:508.070.
Commonwealth vs. Heather Halcomb
Trafficking a controlled substance, 1st degree (Methamphetamine)
Trafficking within 1000 feet of a school
Commonwealth vs. Nicholas Ferguson
Escape, 2nd degree
Theft by unlawful taking over $500
Persistent felony offender, 1st degree
Commonwealth vs. Mark A. Blankenship
Receiving stolen property over $10,000
Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs and alcohol
Possession of marijuana
Drug paraphernalia, buy/possession
Commonwealth vs. Tommy Castle
Criminal mischief, 1st degree
Persistent felony offender, 2nd degree
Commonwealth vs. Alexander Jaynes
Promoting contraband, 1st degree
Tampering with physical evidence related to an incident at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center
Commonwealth vs. Craig A. Preston
Intimidating a witness in the legal process
Persistent felony offender, 1st degree
Commonwealth vs. Brian T. Napier
Fleeing/evading police, 1st degree
Wanton endangerment, 1st degree
Persistent felony offender, 1st degree
Failure to maintain required insurance
Operating a motor vehicle on a suspended/revoked operator’s license
Obstructed vision/windshield
Failure to wear seatbelts
Commonwealth vs. Anthony Ratliff
Strangulation, 2nd degree
Persistent felony offender, 1st degree
Assault on a peace officer, 3rd degree
Assault, 4th degree, domestic violence
Commonwealth vs. Kenneth B. Cantrell
Fleeing/evading police in a motor vehicle, 1st degree
Fleeing/evading police on foot
Wanton endangerment, 1st degree
Persistent felony offender, 2nd degree
Criminal mischief, 1st degree
Resisting arrest
Commonwealth vs. Christopher Kestner
Complicity to possession of a controlled substance, 1st degree, (Methamphetamine)
Commonwealth vs. William McCarty
Complicity to possession of a controlled substance, 1st degree (Methamphetamine)
Commonwealth vs. Danny Young
Complicity to possession of a controlled substance, 1st degree (Methamphetamine)
Commonwealth vs. Jonathan E. Burns
Non flagrant support
Commonwealth vs. Jason Castle
Non flagrant support
Commonwealth vs. George L. Whitaker
Non flagrant support
Commonwealth vs. Adam C. Vanhoose
flagrant non support
Commonwealth vs. Robbie O. Reed
Non flagrant support
Commonwealth vs. Carlos S. Hammond
Non flagrant support
Commonwealth vs. Kevin Howard
Non flagrant support
Commonwealth vs. Michael Barnett
Fleeing/evading police in a motor vehicle, 1st degree
Fleeing/evading police on foot, 1st degree
2 counts of wanton endangerment, 1st degree
Persistent felony offender, 1st degree
Resisting arrest
Commonwealth vs. Christopher Arms
Tampering with physical evidence
Possession of a controlled substance, 1st degree (Methamphetamine)
Commonwealth vs. Joseph Meade
Possession of a controlled substance, 1st degree (Cocaine)
Drug paraphernalia buy/possession
Commonwealth vs. Carrie Collins
Possession of a controlled substance, 1st degree (Methamphetamine)
Possession of Marijuana
Drug paraphernalia buy/possession
Commonwealth vs. Ervin Sartin
Complicity to fraudulent use of a credit card over $500
Commonwealth vs. Alex R. Castle
Complicity to fraudulent use of a credit card over $500
Commonwealth vs. Lacy Howell
Escape, 2nd degree
Commonwealth vs. Jeremy Burchett
Escape, 2nd degree
Persistent felony offender, 1st degree
* Indictment is a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime, does not mean the person charged is guilty or innocent.
Johnson County Circuit Court Civil Cases for the week of July 13-17
Mid South Capital Partners, LP vs. Stephen Matthew Short
City National Bank of WV vs. Estate of David E. McKenzie
Bobbie McCoy vs. General Motors LLC
Kentucky Farm bureau Mutual Ins vs. Elsie Evelyn Cecil
Commonwealth CD Fund LLC vs. Jim Burke
Gregory Wert vs. Lafferty Enterprises Inc.
Garrettt Mullins vs. Stacey Davis
Commonwealth of Ky Transportation Cabinet vs. DLX
Ditech Financial LLC vs. Martyn K. Williams
Mid South Capital Partners LP vs. Nancy Lemaster
Bank of America vs. Bryant B. Lemaster
JHPDE Finance 1, LLC vs. Link B. Lemaster
First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation vs. Derek Ferguson
Vanessa Harley vs. Belvenell Hill
Kentucky Housing Corporation vs. Betsy Newsome
Data Design, Inc. vs Michael Stafford
Paintsville Utilities Commission vs. Loretta Belhasen
Mid South Capital Partners, LP vs. David Scott Allen
Mid South Capital Partners, LP vs. Robert Clifton Huff
Mid South Capital Partners, LP vs. James Tolliver
Mid South Capital Partners, LP vs. Rebecca Blanton
Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC vs. Amber Golden
Mid South Capital Partners, LP vs. Gordon Dean Stapleton
Mid South Capital Partners, LP vs. Krisy Wallen
Jason Golden vs. Joey Bowen
Salyersville National Bank vs. Medical Associates
Citizen Bank of Kentucky vs. Jack E. Dysert
U.S. Bank National Association, AS Trustee vs. Terry Stacy
Jimmy McCoy vs. Donald Arms M.D.
MTAG AS C/F MMGJV Fund I LLC/Firstrust vs. DW Contracting
Gerald Sparks vs. Linda Jean Geddis
