Cops & Courts

Shelbyville Police and Kentucky State Police are continuing an investigation into an apparent drug overdose in Osprey Cove subdivision, according to officials.

Shelby County Deputy Coroner Jeff Ivers said Kevin Lemar Wilson, 42, died of an apparent drug overdose at his residence at 161 Grayhawk Drive.

Ivers said Wilson’s body was discovered by his girlfriend Saturday night, when she went to check on him because she had not heard from him for a couple of days.

District court

The following cases were heard by Judge Donna Dutton:

Kevin J. Davis, first-offense DUI – guilty – operator's license suspended for 30 days and $728 fine and costs.

A status hearing for Mark Bruner has been rescheduled for Jan. 7 in Shelby Circuit Court, as well as a jury trial date of March 11.

Bruner was indicted by a Shelby County Grand Jury on charges of first-degree assault and tampering with physical evidence against him in connection with the beating of Denisse Escareno on Nov. 5, 2011.

Bruner, 38, of Taylorsville was arrested 10 days after Escareno, 24, was found by passersby brutally beaten, stabbed and barely alive, on the side of Mount Eden Road about 2 miles south of Interstate 64.

Mark T. Cranmer, 45, of 1082 McFarland Road in Waddy was indicted for failure to comply with the sex offender registration, second offense.

Jeffrey D. Perry, 38, of 311 Kings Highway in Waddy was indicted for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Shawn P. Way, 27, of 1300 Elmburg Road was indicted for first-degree wanton endangerment, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicants under aggravating circumstances, first offense, failure of owner to maintain required insurance, reckless driving and failure to wear a seatbelt.