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Kentucky State Police arrest two on drug charges
SALYERSVILLE — Kentucky State Police arrested two individuals Thursday after illegal drugs were discovered during a routine traffic stop. KSP Post 9’s Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop in the Salyersville community of Magoffin County. During the investigation, they seized approximately 51 grams of suspected methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and a firearm. Jerry Finch, 46,…
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Kentucky State Police investigate attempted murder
OLIVE HILL — A Morehead man is in jail on an attempted murder charge after shooting a man Sunday morning in Olive Hill. Paul J. Hensley, 40, of Morehead, is in the Carter County Detention Center facing attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, third-degree possession of a controlled substance and drug…
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Kentucky State Police troopers indicted for excessive force and cover-up
LONDON — Two Kentucky State Police troopers and a former trooper face charges after an FBI investigation into excessive force and a cover-up. A federal grand jury in London returned indictments against trooper Jeremy Elliotte, 28, former trooper Derrek Lovett, 30, and trooper Michael L. Howell, 32. Elliotte and Lovett are charged with depriving an arrestee…