14 ARRESTS FROM LAWRENCE COUNTY;
June 1, 2017 – written by WADE QUEEN
WEEKLY ARREST NUMBERS FOR THE REGION WENT DOWN FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK, ESPECIALLY OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AS ARREST RATES BOTTOMED OUT; BUT LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST RATES STAYED ABOVE AVERAGE.
OUT OF THE AT LEAST 81 INMATES BOOKED AT THE BIG SANDY REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER IN PAINTSVILLE IN THE EIGHT DAYS FROM 12:01 A.M. MAY 24 THRU 11:59 P.M. MAY 31, 14 OF THEM WERE FROM LAWRENCE COUNTY.
THAT IS COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS EIGHT DAY PERIOD, WHEN OUT OF THE AT LEAST 106 INMATES BOOKED AT THE BIG SANDY REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER IN PAINTSVILLE IN THE EIGHT DAYS FROM 12:01 A.M. MAY 16 THRU 11:59 P.M. MAY 23, 19 OF THEM WERE FROM LAWRENCE COUNTY.
FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, THERE WERE AT LEAST 357 INMATES BOOKED AT THE BIG SANDY REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER IN PAINTSVILLE. OUT OF THOSE 357 ARRESTS, 62 ARRESTS WERE FROM LAWRENCE COUNTY.
THE INMATE NUMBER AT THE BSRDC FROM MAY 24 THRU 31 VARIED BETWEEN 235 AND 250 INMATES, WITH CURRENTLY 240 INMATES AT THE BSRDC AT 9 A.M. THURSDAY JUNE 1, 2017
HERE IS THE DAILY COUNT OF ARRESTED INDIVIDUALS BROUGHT TO THE BIG SANDY REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER:
WEDNESDAY MAY 24: 14
THURSDAY MAY 25: SIX
FRIDAY MAY 26: 16
SATURDAY MAY 27: 12
SUNDAY MAY 28: FOUR
MONDAY MAY 29: SIX
TUESDAY MAY 30: 16
WEDNESDAY MAY 31: SEVEN
THE NAMES OF THE FOURTEEN MOST RECENT LAWRENCE COUNTY ARRESTS IN THE LAST EIGHT DAYS ARE THE FOLLOWING:
James K. Stepp, 43, of Tomahawk, Kentucky; was arrested on May 24, 2017, at 9:26 P.M., by a deputy of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with: • FAILURE TO WEAR SEAT BELTS, • OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER/INFLUENCE ALCOHOL/DRUGS/ETC. .08 – 1ST OFFENSE.
Michael A. Wilks, 40, of Louisa, was arrested on May 25, 2017, at 1:48 A.M., by deputy Dwayne Bowen of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with: • SERVING PAROLE VIOLATION WARRANT, • DRUG PARAPHERNALIA – BUY/POSSESS, • POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, • POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 1ST DEGREE, 1ST OFFENSE (METHAMPHETAMINE), • TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Tyler Burchett, 23, of Louisa, was arrested on May 25, 2017, at 1:48 A.M., by deputy Dwayne Bowen of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with: • POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 1ST DEGREE, 1ST OFFENSE (METHAMPHETAMINE), • DRUG PARAPHERNALIA – BUY/POSSESS.
Jackie L. Meadows, 43, of Louisa, was arrested on May 26, 2017, at 4:20 P.M., by a deputy of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with: • PUBLIC INTOXICATION-CONTROLLED SUB(EXCLUDES ALCOHOL).
Alice Jean Pack, 33, of Louisa, was taken into custody on May 26, 2017 at 5:50 P.M., by an officer of the Louisa Police Department, to serve a guilty plea jail time sentence for: • CONTEMPT OF COURT LIBEL/SLANDER RESISTANCE TO ORDER.
William D. Curtis, 33, of Louisa, was arrested on May 26, 2017, at 8:51 P.M., by patrolman officer Steven Wilburn of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with: • FAILURE TO APPEAR
Luke Dingess, 29, of Fort Gay, West Virginia; was arrested on May 26, 2017, at 8:55 P.M., by patrolman officer Julius Musick of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with: • NON PAYMENT OF FINES, • OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER/INFLUENCE ALCOHOL/DRUGS/ETC. .08 – 1ST OFFENSE, • FAILURE TO WEAR SEAT BELTS, • LICENSE TO BE IN POSSESSION, • NO OTHER STATE REGISTRATION RECEIPT, • FAILURE TO PRODUCE INSURANCE CARD, • IMPROPER REGISTRATION PLATE, • NO REGISTRATION PLATES, • DISPLAY OF ILLEGAL/ALTERED REGISTRATION PLATE, • FAILURE OF NON-OWNER OPERATOR TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED INSURANCE/SECURITY, 1ST OFFENSE, • POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 1ST DEGREE, 1ST OFFENSE (METHAMPHETAMINE), • DRUG PARAPHERNALIA – BUY/POSSESS.
Santana M. Fitzpatrick, 18, of Kermit, West Virginia; was arrested on May 27, 2017, at 2:55 P.M., by an officer of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with: • THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING OR DISPOSITION SHOPLIFTING UNDER/$500.
Freda Davis, 35, of Prichard, West Virginia; was arrested on May 27, 2017, at 8:00 P.M., by an officer of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with: • THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING OR DISPOSITION SHOPLIFTING UNDER/$500, • POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, • POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, 2ND DEGREE – DRUG UNSPECIFIED, • DRUG PARAPHERNALIA – BUY/POSSESS, • TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, • BURGLARY, 3RD DEGREE
Sandy Ray Jackson, 40, of Louisa, was arrested on May 28, 2017, at 3:35 A.M., by a deputy of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with: • ASSAULT, 4TH DEGREE (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE) MINOR INJURY.
Wendell Gibbs, 67, of Louisa, was arrested on May 30, 2017, at 8:05 P.M., by deputy Mason Keefer of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with: • BURGLARY, 1ST DEGREE, • POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY CONVICTED FELON.
Ruth E. Sparks, 65, of Louisa, was arrested on May 31, 2017, at 12:27 A.M., by deputy Mason Keefer of the Lawrence County Sheriff Department, and was charged with: • WANTON ENDANGERMENT-1ST DEGREE, • BURGLARY, 1ST DEGREE.
Kelly K. Collins, 39, of Ashland, Kentucky; was arrested on May 31, 2017, at 10:52 A.M., by trooper Eric Homan, of the Kentucky State Police, and was charged with: • TRAFFICKING IN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, 1ST DEGREE, 1ST OFFENSE – (> OR = 10 D.U. DRUG UNSPECIFIED), • PROBATION VIOLATION (FOR FELONY OFFENSE), • LEAVING SCENE OF ACCIDENT-FAILURE TO RENDER AID OR ASSISTANCE, • NO REGISTRATION PLATES, • OPERATING VEHICLE WITH EXPIRED OPERATORS LICENSE. • UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MOTOR VEHICLE-1ST OFFENSE.
Crystal G. Wheeler, 39, of Louisa, was arrested on May 31, 2017, at 11:36 P.M., by patrolman officer Steven Wilburn of the Louisa Police Department, and was charged with: • TRAFFICKING IN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, 1ST DEGREE, 1ST OFFENSE – (< 2 GRAMS METHAMPHETAMINE), • POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA,• TRAFFICKING IN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, 1ST DEGREE, 1ST OFFENSE – (> OR = 10 D.U. DRUG UNSPECIFIED), • DRUG PARAPHERNALIA – BUY/POSSESS, • FAILURE TO SURRENDER REVOKED OPERATORS LICENSE, • POSSESSING LICENSE WHEN PRIVILEGES ARE REVOKED.
