Cops & Courts

Antonio Turner, 34, of 206 9th St. was arrested Dec. 2 at 401 Main St. on Shelby County warrants for operating on suspended or revoked operator’s license, failure to surrender revoked operator’s license, failure to maintain insurance, second offense, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (cocaine), second offense, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia (2 counts).

A Shelby County man who was injured critically Thursday evening when his pickup truck collided with a train near downtown Shelbyville has been released from the hospital.

Ryan McBride was airlifted to the University of Louisville Medical Center after his truck was crushed by a Norfolk Southern train at about 5:30 p.m. in the area of 1st and Goodman streets.

Robin Chapman, director of public relations for Norfolk Southern, said the train, which consisted of two engines and 66 cars, hauling mixed freight, struck a pickup truck at the crossing.

Melvin E. Gaines Jr., 46, of 1276 Old Seven Mile Pike was arrested Dec. 31 on Mount Eden Road on Shelby County warrants for careless driving, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, first offense, first-degree possession of a controlled substance (opiates), a prescription drug not in an approved container, and assault.

Leslie D. Kendall, 29, of unknown address was arrested Dec. 3 at 5542 Old Frankfort Road on a Shelby County warrant for alcohol intoxication in a public place, first and second offense.

Firefighters from three departments battled desparately to save the home of a Mount Eden family in the predawn hours Saturday, but the blaze destroyed the structure, officials said.

Mount Eden firefighter Tim Herndon said that the call came in at 3:48 about a house fire in the 7600 block of Mount Eden Road, at the home of Walter Chesser. The fire started in the chimney, he said, and the family, after calling 911, also tried to put the fire out, to no avail.