THE BRECKINRIDGE HERALD-NEWSWednesday, January 11, 2012 2

Photo courtesy of Cloverport PoliceThe Cloverport Police Department has been awarded three Humvees and other equip-ment from the Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO), which works closely with the U.S. Department of Defense to allow local police departments access to equipment and police tools they may not be able to get otherwise. All of the items are at no cost to the city. Chief of Police Jeff Hendrick said the vehicles will be used only during inclement weather, special events, school events, and drug interdiction. Hendrick is in the process of becoming a DARE officer, and one of the vehicles will be used at school functions to get the kids and community involved. There is no cost to the city for maintenance and repairs on the vehicles. The city will only pay for the fuel used.

BreckinridgeCircuit CourtJan. 4, 2012Division IJudge Bruce T. ButlerCriminal casesA jury trial was scheduled

for July 30-31 for Mark A. Ransom Jr. He is charged with two counts of traffi cking in a controlled substance 1st de-gree (methamphetamine) 1st offense, four counts of wanton endangerment 1st degree, fl ee-ing/evading police 1st degree, possession of controlled sub-stance 1st degree (metham-phetamine) 1st offense, use/possess drug paraphernalia 1st offense, tampering with physi-cal evidence, operating motor vehicle under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs 1st offense with aggravator, and controlled substance/prescription not in original container 1st offense.

A motion to consolidate the cases of Paul A. Jeffrey III and Alan C. Jeffrey for the purposes of trial was granted. A jury trial was scheduled for Aug. 27-28. Both men are charged with burglary 2nd degree. Alan Jeffrey is also charged with persistent felony offender 1st degree.

A jury trial was scheduled for June 25-26 for Dennis R. Tucker. He is charged with as-sault 2nd degree and violation of emergency protective order/domestic violence order.

A revocation hearing was scheduled for Jan. 18 for Richard Schoenlaub.

On a motion to void pretrial diversion and set sentencing for Krystle Williams, probable cause was found. A summons was issued for Williams’ ap-pearance on Jan. 18.

A motion to reschedule the jury trial for John D. Minks was denied. A suppression hearing was scheduled for Jan. 25.

A suppression hearing was scheduled for Jan. 25 for Wil-liam L. Minks.

A probation revocation hearing for James R. Baker was continued to Jan. 18. Baker entered a guilty plea to possession of controlled sub-stance 1st degree (metham-phetamine) 2nd or subsequent offense and use/possess drug paraphernalia 1st offense. Sentencing was scheduled for

Jan. 18.Pretrial diversion for Rob-

ert L. Griffith was voided. Sentencing was scheduled for Jan. 18.

A revocation hearing for Kenneth S. Clark was contin-ued to Jan. 18.

On a motion for show cause in the case of Andrew J. Trent, probable cause was found. A bench warrant was issued.

Division IIJudge Robert A. MillerCriminal casesAn indictment against Josh-

ua Webster for fl agrant non-support and two counts of non-support was dismissed.

A jury trial was scheduled for Oct. 16-17 for Jonathan Lee Dowell and Erica Mo-nique Dowell. Jonathan Lee Dowell is charged with four counts of rape 1st degree-vic-tim under 12 years of age, two counts of sodomy 1st degree-victim under 12 years of age, sexual abuse 1st degree-victim under 12 years of age, and four counts of incest-victim under 12 years of age or serious physical injury. Erica Mo-nique Dowell is charged with sodomy 1st degree-victim under 12 years of age, incest-victim under 12 years of age or serious physical injury, and two counts of sexual abuse 1st degree-victim under 12 years of age.

A motion to reduce bond for Dena M. Dupin was taken under submission. A jury trial was scheduled for June 12-13. Dupin is charged with murder, operating motor vehicle under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs 1st offense, operating on sus-pended/revoked license, and failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security 2nd or subsequent offense.

Rodney Bumphis entered a guilty plea to fl agrant non-sup-port. Sentencing was sched-uled for Jan. 18.

Samantha G. Cunningham was sentenced to three years probated fi ve years for fl agrant non-support.

A bench warrant was issued for Melissa C. Greer.

A motion for shock proba-tion for Kenneth D. Bishop was taken under submission.

A motion for shock proba-tion for David K. Baker was denied with prejudice.

Continued from Page 1sonnel for the new Breckin-ridge County Justice Center, which is scheduled to open in April.

The Administrative Of-fi ce of the Courts has rec-ommended eight part-time bailiffs be hired to maintain security in the building at a rate of $8 per hour.

Pate told the court that he had been tasked with the duty of providing security at the new facility, and he felt he could not attract quality candidates with the low start-ing pay and lack of benefi ts. Instead, Pate asked the court to consider hiring three full-time and three part-time bai-liffs.

The county would pay the retirement and health insur-ance for the full-time bailiffs. Pate said his offi ce would absorb any costs exceeded by the amount reimbursed by

the AOC.Pate said he felt it was nec-

essary to have a female bailiff on duty at all times. He said current deputy Virgil Phillips will oversee security in the justice center. Phillips will remain a full-time employee and his pay will not be cut. Pate said the third full-time bailiff would work directly with the district and circuit judges.

Lucas said that a decision needed to be made since training will have to be pro-vided to the personnel. Bea-vin made a motion to table the matter, but the motion died for lack of a second.

A motion to approve Pate’s proposal was made by Green-well and seconded by Bosley. The court voted 6-1 in favor, with Beavin casting the op-posing vote.

Greenwell and Bosley both said they agreed with Pate’s

Fiscal .......................................................................................proposal because they felt like he knew what his staff-ing needs were for the new building.

Beavin told The Herald-News that he voted against Pate’s proposal because he was skeptical that the sher-iff’s department could absorb any salary expenses beyond what is reimbursed by the AOC when the department must borrow money each year to operate. He said the county could not afford to cover the difference. He fur-ther questioned the need to hire full-time bailiffs when court was in session “three days a week at most.”

• Kelly Stephens, a rep-resentative of the AOC, ad-dressed the court on the highlights of House Bill 463. Since its passage in June, the bill has been a source of con-cern for county jails across the state because they are see-ing a decrease in the number of state inmates they house—which translates to a loss of revenue. Several months back, the court transferred $85,000 to the jail fund to as-sist the detention center with its daily operations.

Also attending the meet-

ing were State Representa-tive Dwight Butler and State Senator Carroll Gibson. They explained that HB 463 was not an attempt by the state to simply pass corrections ex-penses on to the counties.

Gibson said contracts with private prisons will cease in 2012. Private prisons cur-

rently are paid by the state twice the amount received by county jails.

Butler said now is the time to make revisions to the bill and he said he felt like Gov. Beshear would be in favor of such revisions given the hardship being experienced by the county jails.

• O’Donoghue requested that the record refl ect he had submitted the follow-ing roads in the sixth district for repairs: Old Railroad, Drowsy Drive, Jack Gallo-way Lane, Willie Simmons Lane, Sumner Lane, Green Shore Subdivision, and End of the Rainbow Lane.

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Kristy Haney, 31, Web-ster, was indicted for false statement/misrepresentation to receive benefi ts over $100. The indictment alleges that between September 2010 and April 2011 Haney falsely re-ported her household income for the purpose of receiving food stamp and/or Medicaid benefi ts valued at more than $100. A criminal summons was issued for Jan. 18.

Jeffrey S. Sachse, 41, Leitchfi eld, was indicted for fl eeing/evading police 1st de-gree, wanton endangerment 1st degree, criminal mischief 1st degree, and persistent felony offender 2nd degree. The indictment alleges that on Oct. 5, 2011 Sachse cre-ated a substantial danger of death or serious physical in-jury to Mark Glenn and dam-aged property at 1831 Car-wile Road. Sachse entered a not guilty plea, and a pretrial conference was scheduled for Feb. 8.

Randy Q. McCleery Jr., 33, Louisville, and Patrick W. Darcy, 35, Fairdale, were indicted for burglary 1st degree, fl eeing/evading police 1st degree, and theft

Nine .......................by unlawful taking/disposi-tion of property valued at $500 or more. McCleery is also charged with persistent felony offender 2nd degree. The indictments allege that on Nov. 28, 2011 McCleery and Darcy burglarized the residence of Justin Ball and took personal property from his home. Both men entered not guilty pleas, and pretrial conferences were scheduled for Feb. 8.

Bobby J. Harris, 53, Elizabethtown, was indicted for possession of controlled substance 1st degree (roxico-done) 1st offense, possession of controlled substance 3rd degree (resbril), controlled substance/prescription not in original container 1st of-fense, and operating motor vehicle while license is sus-pended/revoked 1st offense. The charges resulted from a traffi c stop by Irvington Po-lice on Nov. 29, 2011. Har-ris entered a not guilty plea, and a pretrial conference was scheduled for Feb. 8.

Ryan L. Brown, 27, Clo-verport, was indicted for fl agrant non-support. The in-dictment alleges that Brown owes $1,945.91 in back child support as of Nov. 30, 2011.

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