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Five charged after investigation into alleged drug trafficking at Eastern Kentucky prison
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WEST LIBERTY — Five people, including two former correctional officers, were arrested March 16 on charges tied to alleged drug trafficking and misconduct inside the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex in West Liberty. According to a news release issued March 16, Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex contacted Kentucky State Police on Sept. 7, 2025,…
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Former Kentucky correctional officers plead guilty to assault of restrained inmate and cover-up
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WEST LIBERTY — Two former Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex officers have pleaded guilty in a case involving the assault of a restrained inmate. The plea entered on record involves charges of deprivation of civil rights and obstruction of justice. Court documents reveal that on July 24, 2018, Randall T. Dennis, 28, brutally…
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Former Eastern Kentucky Correctional supervisors plead guilty to role in assault of restrained inmate, cover-up
WEST LIBERTY — Two former Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex supervisors pleaded guilty to roles in the assault of a restrained inmate and the cover-up. According to a U.S. Department of Justice press release, James Benish and Randy Nickell acknowledged that on July 24, 2018, they witnessed fellow EKCC officers assault a non-violent inmate who was…
