Fentanyl dealer sentenced to prison – Crashed car with large quantities of drugs on I-64 in Fayette County
Lexington, Ky.–A Lexington man was sentenced to 58 months (almost six years) in federal prison Monday by US District Judge Karen K. Caldwell. Timothy A. Evans, 28, pled guilty...
Regional cell head of Central KY poly drug trafficking organization sentenced to 20 years
Lexington, Ky–A Lexington man described by the DEA as a “regional cell head” of an organization trafficking marijuana, cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine was sentenced to 20 years in federal...
Romanian man sentenced in Lexington for sophisticated international fraud scheme
Defendant Laundered Over $3.5 Million in Fraudulent Online Auction Proceeds as Part of a Scheme that Defrauded Over 900 American Victims Via press release LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Romanian...
Settled: The mystery surrounding the 1881 death of Lexington police captain Neale Hendricks
Lexington, Ky., Monday, August 1, 1881 About half past 3 o’clock, policeman Neale Hendricks entered the Short Line Saloon on Water Street. The saloon, which was kept by Charles...
“Second Battle of Lexington” Part One: Judge asks citizens to hunt girl’s killer in county
Lexington, Ky., February 4, 1920–The cold, crisp air of February hung heavy in the quiet community of South Elkhorn, in Fayette County, Kentucky. The residents went about their daily...
Lexington True Crime – Feds break up Lexington cocaine smuggling & money laundering operation
CRIMINAL ACTION NO. 5:22–33-KKC-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICAV.TADEO, ET AL U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky (Lexington) Plea Agreement – Orlando Tadeo Defendant admits these facts: From December...
Lexington True Crime 2021 – Meth and fentanyl ring busted by feds
The following court documents come from 5:21-cr-00111-DCR-MAS, USA v. Robertson, et al., a federal drug trafficking case that alleges several defendants operated a meth and fentanyl trafficking ring out...
Lexington True Crime 2017: SAE frat boys kidnap, torture, and rob a drug mule
This 2017 Lexington True Crime case occurred at 4909 McAtee Run in Lexington, a mansion the Fayette PVA values at $3,440,000. In 2017, the home was owned by Chevrolet...
Lexington Police Archives: turns out, Chief Weathers was an absolute unit back in the day
We recently requested records from The Lexington Police Department on Chief Lawrence Weathers. While the 198 page file obviously contains a mixed bag of interesting content, there is one...
LPD releases records and bodycam from closed 2019 homicide; suspect could be free next year
In 2019, Lexington Police received reports of shots fired at a Delzan Place bar, just off Clays Mill Rd. When they arrived, witnesses said a man, later found to...