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Cops & Courts

  • Trial dates set for Poole, Stump

    Two persons accused of felonies were scheduled for trail dates Monday during appearances in Shelby County Circuit Court.

    A jury trial has been scheduled for April 10 for Linda Poole, a Bagdad woman who was indicted in February for embezzling more than $110,000 from her employer.

    Poole, 57, was indicted on 11 counts of theft by unlawful taking of more than $10,000, two counts of theft by unlawful taking by disposition and seven counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument in connection with thefts from Amen East, an auto salvage business in Bagdad.

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  • Shelby County Sheriff's Reports March 20, 2013

    No operator’s license

    Cristian G. Gomez, 27, of an unknown address was arrested Jan. 12 at 7000 Shelbyville Road and charged with no operator’s license, speeding and failure to produce an insurance card.

    Theft

    James Peel, 56, of Zion Hill Road in Englewood, Tenn., was arrested Jan. 4 on I-64 at the rest area and charged with theft by unlawful taking and alcohol intoxication.

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  • Mistrial in double murder case in which Waddy man died

    BARDSTOWN – Improper discussion by jurors was the reason given in Nelson Circuit Court on Wednesday, when a mistrial was declared in a double murder case involving the death of a Shelby County man.

    Circuit Court Judge Jack Seay ruled that jurors had violated the prohibition against discussing a case before all of the evidence was presented against John T. Hilbert, who was on trial for killing Danny Elmore of Waddy and Joe Stump Jr. of Nelson County in 1999.

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  • Shelbyville bank gets ‘hit’ by a car

    “I got a phone call, and somebody said, ‘Hey, Tom, do you know there’s a car sticking out of your bank?’ And I said, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me!’”

    But Tom Vogel, branch manager of Mainsource Bank, soon found out the call was no joke.

    When Vogel arrived at the bank, at 1734 Midland Trail, shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday, he found a big hole in the front of the bank, where a car had crashed right through the brick wall. The car was still there.

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  • Shelby County Sheriff's Reports March 6, 2013

    DUI/Traffic

    Karen B. Graham, 54, of 419 Tincher Drive in Versailles was arrested Jan. 27 in I-64 and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, first offense.

    Daniel Alvarez-Diaz, 27, of 1627 Alton Road in Lawrenceburg was arrested Jan. 26 on Frankfort Road and charged with no operator’s license, speeding and failure of owner to maintain required insurance, first offense.

     

    Domestic Violence

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  • Court report: March 4, 2013

    District court

    The following cases were heard by Judge Donna Dutton:

    James Barnes, violation of foreign E.P.O./D. – guilty – 25-day sentence and $154 costs.

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  • Driver arrested after police chase that started in Shelby

    A Louisville man has been arrested in connection with a police chase that began in Shelby County on Wednesday.

    After three 911 calls from concerned motorists about a possible intoxicated taxi driver, driving erratically on I-64 in rush hour traffic Wednesday, police finally located the yellow cab, driven by Mark A. Olsen, 53, traveling westbound.

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  • Court report: Feb. 21, 2013

    District court

    The following cases were heard by Judge Donna Dutton:

    Jose Antonio Gallardo Ortiz, operating vehicle with expired operator's license – guilty – 30-day sentence conditionally discharged for 2 years and $393 fine and costs.

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  • Mount Eden fire deemed arson

    Arson investigators are asking for the public’s help in gathering information about a fire Sunday in Mount Eden that knocked out some phone lines for several hours.

    The fire broke out at 146 Mount Eden Road in Spencer County at about 4 a.m. Sunday morning, and the Mount Eden Fire Department arrived to find the structure fully involved, said Fire Chief Doug Herndon.

    “Arson is likely to be the cause of the fire,” Herndon said.

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  • Church trailer stolen in Simpsonville found

    Two Jefferson County men, Brad Fisher and Kenneth Ratliff, were arrested in Louisville on theft-related charges in connection with a trailer containing disaster relief equipment that was stolen Thursday night from the parking lot of Simpsonville Baptist Church.

    Simpsonville Police Chief Chip Minnis said that the theft came to the attention of law enforcement when Simpsonville Fire Chief Ronnie Sowers received an anonymous phone call about it.

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