Jail Logs–May 21-22, 2013
STAFF REPORT Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette
STAFF REPORT Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 7:50 p.m. – One person died Wednesday evening in a single-vehicle rollover crash on US 62 near Chaplin. A Northeast Nelson firefighter reported the accident to Nelson County Dispatch about 6:30 Wednesday. Reports at the scene indicate the victim was apparently ejected from the vehicle he was driving. The [...]…
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STAFF REPORT Tuesday, May 21, 2013 – Bloomfield Police Chief Kenny Downs accepted an Area Development Fund (ADF) grant award from state Rep. David Floyd at the regular meeting of the Lincoln Trail Area Development District (LTADD) Board of Directors on Wednesday, May 15. On behalf of Governor Steve Beshear, Wendell Lawrence, executive director of [...]…
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 3:12 p.m. – The Severe Thunderstorm Warning for south central Nelson County has expired, but the storm that prompted the warning is continuing to push through Nelson County. The storm is no longer severe, but is capable of heavy rain and 40 to 50 mph wind gusts. The National Weather Service [...]…
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STAFF REPORT May 20, 2013, 11:55 p.m. – Former Bardstown City Councilman Fred Hagan will be the studio guest at 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday on WBRT’s “Brooks & Company” program. Hagan and host Jim Brooks will discuss the advantages of long-range planning, which Hagan advocated during his time on the council as a way [...]…
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STAFF REPORT Saturday, May 18, 2013, 11:30 p.m. (Updated Sunday, May 19, 2013, 2 a.m.) – Two siblings were killed and three injured in a two-vehicle crash involving a truck pulling a closed trailer and a passenger car on KY245 near Rooster Run. Just after 10 p.m. Saturday, EMS, police and firefighers were dispatched to the [...]…
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Saturday, May 18, 2013, 11:30 a.m. – One person died and two were injured at the scene of a two-vehicle rollover crash on the Blue Grass Parkway early Saturday morning. Nelson County EMS was called to the crash at the 15 mile marker in the westbound lanes on the BG at 5:56 a.m. A nurse [...]…
May 18 2013 / Read More »
STAFF REPORT Friday, May 17, 2013 – Hall’s tireless quest to find the exact location of the early pioneer Cox’s Station, the first settlement of Bardstown and Nelson County founded by Col. Isaac Cox in 1780, finally came to a successful end this year with the help of the A public unveiling of a marker [...]…
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STAFF REPORT Editor’s Note: The indictment of a person by a grand jury or otherwise is an accusation only and that person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. Friday, May 17, 2013 – The following people were indicted by a Nelson County grand jury on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. They are set for arraignment [...]…
May 17 2013 / Read More »May 21, 2013, 1 p.m. – A 50-year-old man was injured Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle crash on New Haven Road near the Blue Grass Parkway overpass. Nelson County EMS and police were dispatched about 9:50 a.m. Wednesday to the crash involving a Toyota Camry and a Nissan Maxima. EMS transported one victim complaining of [...]
May 22 2013 / Read More »STAFF REPORT Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. [...]
May 22 2013 / Read More »STAFF REPORT Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. [...]
May 21 2013 / Read More »Monday, May 20, 2013, 11:45 p.m. – Nelson County EMS and sheriff’s deputies were called about 9:30 Monday night to the 4000 block of Nat Rogers Road for a possible suicide attempt. Police and EMS found a deceased male subject inside the residence with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Nelson County Coroner and a police [...]
May 21 2013 / Read More »STAFF REPORT Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. [...]
May 20 2013 / Read More »STAFF REPORT Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. [...]
May 17 2013 / Read More »Thursday, May 16. 2013, 7:30 p.m. – A 76-year-old woman suffered numerous cuts and skin tears when she was run over by a zero-turn lawnmower Thursday evening. Nelson County EMS was called to the 100 block of Venetian Way about 7 p.m. Thursday after the woman was struck by the mower while she apparently was [...]
May 16 2013 / Read More »STAFF REPORT Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. [...]
May 16 2013 / Read More »Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 11:55 p.m. – The Bardstown Fire Department responded to the 2800 block of Oakwood Drive for a skid steer loader on fire. When firefighters arrived, the machine was fully involved in flames. Firefighters extinguished the blaze with a combination of water and foam. The structure nearby was undamaged, but the equipment [...]
May 16 2013 / Read More »STAFF REPORT Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. [...]
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