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Courts

  • Indiana man pleads guilty in exploitation case

     FRANKFORT - Attorney General Jack Conway and Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney Tom Wine today announced that an Indiana man has pleaded guilty to 20 felony counts related to the selling of pre-need caskets, grave markers, and burial vaults to multiple Jefferson County residents.

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  • Woman faces indictment over theft of school funds

     HEBRON ESTATES - A former school bookkeeper had been indicted for taking money.

    The Bullitt County Grand Jury recently indicted Mary Christie Holt.

    Holt has been charged with theft by unlawful taking over $10,000.

    According to the indictment, Holt took over $10,000 between Aug. 1, 2012, and April 30, 2013.

    This is a Class C felony punishable by 5-10 years in prison.

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  • Former Central Kentucky Glass president guilty of fraud

     LOUISVILLE – The former president of Central Kentucky Glass Company, headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, pleaded guilty today, in United States District Court, to a single count of wire fraud, in connection with a multi-million dollar contract at Fort Knox High School, announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.

    Central Kentucky Glass Company was charged separately in a grand jury indictment, with wire fraud, mail fraud and major fraud against the United States.

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  • Attorney General Conway announces guilty plea by fraudulent contractor

     FRANKFORT - Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Consumer Protection today announced that a contractor accused of failing to perform repair services for a Louisville resident, despite being paid to do so, has pleaded guilty to one count of theft by deception over $10.000, a class C felony.

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  • Hardin jailer says he will get his money

     SHEPHERDSVILLE - Bullitt Fiscal Court will not pay for the home incarceration fees charged for a felony offender.

    Citing a lack of authorization to incur the cost, Bullitt Fiscal Court voted unanimously to not pay a bill of $1,253 for the electronic monitoring of Misty Thompson.

    However, Hardin County jailer Danny Allen said he will get his money.

    Thompson was assigned HIP by Bullitt Circuit Court. 

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  • USA Harvest founder guilty of embezzlement, tax fraud

               LOUISVILLE, Ky. – USA Harvest founder, Hugh “Stan” Curtis pleaded guilty in United States District Court this afternoon before Chief Judge Joseph H. McKinley Jr, to a seven count federal indictment charging him with mail fraud, money laundering and filing false income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service, announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.

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  • DRUG COURT MONTH

     The month of May was designated in Bullitt County as Drug Court Awareness Month by County Judge/Executive Melanie Roberts.

    The state funded program provides judges with another opportunity to rehabilitate those who have become involved in the legal system due to issues with substance abuse.

    There are various aspects of the court system involved in the drug court system, including a volunteer board.

    Participants are held to very high standards, including regular attendance for drug screenings and the requirement to hold a full-time job.

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  • Woman given OK to be part of HIP action

     SHEPHERDSVILLE - A Bullitt Circuit Judge will allow a woman to intervene as a party in litigation over the county’s home incarceration program.

    Judge Rodney Burress granted a motion by defense attorneys Susan Balliet and Rebecca Murrell to allow Ida Troutman to intervene in the case between jailer Martha Knox and Bullitt Fiscal Court, county attorney Monica Robinson and sheriff David Greenwell.

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  • Three indicted for attempted murder charges

     SHEPHERDSVILLE - A man has been indicted for attempted murder and solicitation to arson by the Bullitt County Grand Jury.

    According to the indictment recently handed down, Timothy Ray Kelien, 43, has been indicted for attempted murder, solicitation to commit arson, two counts of unlawful transaction with a minor and a misdemeanor for terroristic threatening.

    According to the indictment, on Oct. 26, 2013, Kelien took action which could have meant the death of another man.

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  • Former teacher indicted for alleged contact with students

     SHEPHERDSVILLE - When a substitute teacher was terminated from her employment with the Bullitt County Public School System in April, the allegations related to text messages.

    However, when the Bullitt County Grand Jury released its indictments last week, the charges were much more serious.

    Suzanne Bickers, 33, of Shepherdsville has been indicted for one count of sodomy and two counts of unlawful transaction with a minor.

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