Andrew Kyle Grigsby, 29, allegedly entered the Capital Grounds through the Northwest stairwell of the building, approached a police line and sprayed officers with what investigators believe to be bear mace, causing them to retreat.
Former state Vice President Ryan Straw allegedly took about $50,000 from a Louisville police lodge, leaving it 'nearly broke,' according to a message from the Kentucky FOP to its members.
The judge is still deciding if the trial for Joseph, his father, Steve, and Brooks Houck, should be separate or not.
In a hearing focused on whether to separate the trials for Brooks Houck, Joseph Lawson and Steve Lawson, prosecutor Shane Young was asked by the judge whether the searches in early September would produce more evidence in the case.
"No, sir, not much," Young told Judge Chares Simms III.
Sparks was found guilty of obstruction of an official proceeding and civil disorder as well as misdemeanors including disorderly conduct in the Capitol.
“I know today is not the end of it,” Stephanie Russell's husband told the judge. “As we have seen, she is not going to stop.”
John Schmidt apologized to his victims in court. "I am sorry, they deserve better," he said. "I will promise whatever time I have left on this earth I will try to make atonement for my sins."
The cases have remained unsolved for years, and many are waiting for answers in the Bardstown community and beyond.
Law enforcement officials are searching an area of Nelson County on Wednesday in connection to one of three unsolved homicide cases in the area, Special Prosecutor Shane Young said.
The shooting happened just after midnight on Nov. 23 in the 2100 block of Crittenden Drive, near the University of Louisville campus.
