CRIME & SAFETY
Body found floating in Ohio River near Louisville, police say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A body was found floating in the Ohio River near Louisville on Monday afternoon, according to Louisville Metro Police. LMPD spokesperson Aaron Ellis said a tugboat operator spotted a body floating near a stationary barge at the 612 mile marker on the river in southwest Jefferson County around 3:40 p.m. That's near the 1500 block of Southwestern Parkway and Gibson Lane.
Murder-for-hire suspect pleads guilty, suffers medical episode in courtroom
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – A Prospect doctor charged with trying to kill her ex-husband in a murder-for-hire plot has pleaded guilty to federal charges. A U.S. District Court jury trial was scheduled to begin today in the case of Stephanie Russell, a former pediatrician, on charges of murder-for hire and stalking. According to the case manager for Judge David Hale, Russell entered a guilty plea before her trial began.
The Bail Project Isn't Liable for Crimes by People It Bailed Out
From Troutt v. The Bail Project, Inc., decided Friday by the Kentucky Court of Appeals (opinion by Judge Pamela Goodwine, joined by Judge Christopher McNeill):. On February 24, 2022, the Troutts filed a complaint against TBP alleging TBP was negligent in posting a bail bond for Michael DeWitt …, loss of consortium of their daughter, and punitive damages. The suit arose out of a fatal accident between DeWitt and the Troutts' daughter Madelynn. According to the complaint, DeWitt has a criminal history dating back to 2012. Relevant to this appeal, on February 16, 2021, DeWitt was arrested in Louisville and charged with receiving stolen property (motor vehicle), public intoxication (controlled substance), criminal trespass, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and assault on a police officer resulting in physical injury.
19-year-old wanted for murder after triple shooting in Jeffersontown, police say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- An active arrest warrant has been issued for a 19-year-old charged with murder after a triple shooting in Jeffersontown on Friday, according to police. Police responded to a shooting in the 9900 block of Taylorsville Road, near Grand Avenue, around 1:21 a.m. That's where police found...
Prospect man creates gun security app in hopes of reducing the amount of guns stolen in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Prospect man created a gun security app in hopes of reducing the amount of guns stolen in Louisville. Carl Lanore grew up in Brooklyn, but now he lives in Prospect. He said the United States has a big problem with lost and stolen guns. According to Gun Leash, there have been more than 215,057 guns stolen or lost this year.
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