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Settled: The mystery surrounding the 1881 death of Lexington police captain Neale Hendricks (updated)
On election day 1881 — “the bloodiest affair” of a day with fifty fights — Lexington police captain Neale Hendricks was killed in the Short Line Saloon by Charles Steele, a fellow Confederate veteran of his own regiment. Three days later, Steele walked free. An updated edition of our 2022 deep dive, with new…
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Drug trafficking org busted by DEA Agent and School Board Member, Jason D. Moore
LEXINGTON, KY – A federal criminal investigation, led by DEA Special Agent and local school board member Jason D. Moore, has uncovered a significant inventory of illegal substances and firearms, indicative of a major criminal enterprise in Fayette County. Eugene L. Fishback, 31, allegedly a key figure in the local drug trafficking network, was…
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Large shipment of meth & fentanyl, bound for Lexington from Detroit, was seized in Scott County
Lexington, KY — A significant drug bust in July led to the seizure of a large shipment of methamphetamine and fentanyl, believed to be headed to Lexington from Detroit, Michigan. The bust came ahead of another significant operation on August 29, where 15 firearms and a large amount of narcotics were seized in two separate DEA…
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Major Drug Bust in Lexington: Two arrested, charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances
Lexington, KY — In a significant operation that unfolded this week, federal agents arrested Khmari Duane Laurice Smith, 21, and Khari Qunarll Smith, 23, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl. The arrests followed a months-long investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in conjunction with…
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Man found asleep with AK-47 pistol, 2 kilos of meth in car at major Lexington intersection pleads guilty
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Lexington man entered a guilty plea on Thursday in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, following an incident in which he was discovered in an unconscious state inside his vehicle with an AK-47 type pistol in his lap at the intersection of Man O’ War…
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Undercover agents, cryptocurrency, and drug money: feds charge man in $23M Lexington money laundering case
Lexington, Ky. – A California man, Anthony Scott Cossu, is facing federal charges in Kentucky after being accused of aiding in the laundering of $23 million in drug money. The Lexington Herald-Leader’s Taylor Six originally reported the indictment after court records were unsealed Wednesday. Cossu, identified as an “international money broker,” allegedly imported controlled…