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Cops & Courts

  • Anglin sentenced

    A former Shelby County Public Schools payroll manager charged with embezzling more than a half million dollars received a sentence of 18 years in prison.

    Benita Anglin was also ordered to pay full restitution of $593,179 by Shelby Circuit Court at her hearing Monday.

    Shelby County Circuit Judge Charles Hickman denied her request for probation and she was taken into custody at the conclusion of the hearing.

     

     

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  • King gets new court date in embezzlement case

    Jenny King of Shelby County, a former longtime finance officer for Shelby County Fiscal Court, charged with embezzling more than $23,000, has received a new court date of Oct. 21.

    King, charged with stealing the money from the county’s general fund over an 18-month period from April 2013 to December 2014, received the new hearing date at her status hearing in Shelby Circuit Court on Monday.

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  • Sentencing for Augustine is Sept. 9

    Theresa M. Augustine, a former assistant administrator and firefighter who was indicted in February 2015 on theft-related charges, will be sentenced in Shelby Circuit Court today.

    Augustine pleaded guilty in July to the original charges – theft by unlawful taking $10,000 or more, but less than $100,000 – as well as abuse of public trust in connection with that amount.

    Both charges are Class C felonies, which carry a prison sentence of 5 to 10 years each.

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  • Rural King employee arrested for theft

    An employee of the Shelbyville Rural King has been arrested for a large theft from the store.

    Christina Allen, 32, of Shelbyville was arrested Tuesday at the store at 3 p.m.

    She was charged with theft by deception under $10,000 and taken to the Shelby County Detention Center, where she has bonded out.

    A Shelbyville Police report said that Allen, who is the store’s customer service manager, is accused of taking $1,987 from the store in a two-month period, from July to August 2016.

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  • Shelbyville Police Reports

    DUI

    Robert A. Richardson, 36, of 549 Morris Clark Road in Waddy was arrested August 3 on Clubhouse Drive and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, second offense, possession of an open alcoholic beverage container and failure to produce an insurance card.

    Andrew Kyle Duncan of 9204 Cedar Haven Drive in Louisville was arrested Aug. 7 on I-64 and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs and careless driving.

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  • Crime Stoppers seek info on stolen tractor

    Police are asking for the public’s help to get information connected with the theft of a tractor from the John Deere dealership on Taylorsville Road.

    The theft occurred shortly after midnight Friday when a Dodge pickup truck pulled into the dealership. Then, 17 minutes later, a John Deere tractor was hooked up to a trailer.

    The pickup, shown in the photo supplied by video surveillance, was occupied by two white males.

    Maj. Jason Rice with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said he has no further description of the occupants of the pickup.

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  • Shelby County Grand Jury Indictments, Aug. 26, 2016

    Tyrran M. Harris, 27, of 803 Indian Ridge was indicted for first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (Fentanyl), first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (cocaine), being a persistent felony offender, third-degree assault, tampering with physical evidence and promoting contraband.

    Jose Edgardo Funes, 59, of Louisville was indicted for bail jumping.

    Kenneth E. Cocanougher, 43, of 164 Hazel Lawn Drive was indicted for theft by unlawful taking $500 or more but less than $10,000.

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  • Shelbyville Police Reports Aug. 26, 2016

    DUI

    Christopher Lee Kelly, 30, of 923 Cranbourne Grange was arrested July 12 on Boone Station Road and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, second offense, speeding and reckless driving.

    Ashley A. Haggard, 29, of 912 Bland Ave. was arrested July 18 on Prospect and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

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  • Man charged in fatal crash gets 10 years

    A man who has been incarcerated in Shelby on murder charges for more than a year was formally sentenced in Shelby Circuit Court Monday on vehicular manslaughter and related charges.

    Miroslav Kuzmanovic, 24, of Washington state, listened stoically as Shelby Circuit Judge Charles Hickman handed down a 10-year sentence in accordance with a plea agreement that Kuzmanovic had made with prosecutors just hours before a jury was to be selected for his trial in June for the murder of Doris Wise.

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  • Shelbyville Police Reports

    DUI

    Justino N. Carreno, 58, of 306 B St. was arrested May 28 at B Street and Marshall Court and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, first offense, possession of an open alcoholic beverage container in a vehicle and operating a vehicle on an expired license.

    Ralios C. Gaspar, 34, of 304 Frankfort Road was arrested May 28 on Main Street and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, first offense, careless driving and no operator’s license.

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