Too many pardons? Kentucky lawmaker wants a limit after former governor gave over 600 on his way out
State Sen. Chris McDaniel said he wants to guarantee that what happened at the end of former Gov. Matt Bevin's term never occurs again.
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Zoneton Fire District honored firefighters for their service last year during a ceremony held in Shepherdsville on Saturday night.
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Bevin’s pardon ended up prompting a judge to dismiss a suit recently – because the pardon included no finding or evidence showing the person was innocent.
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A jury did not recommend a sentence.
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Patrick Baker now faces new federal charges in connection to the 2014 death of Donald Mills.
After being indicted by a federal grand jury for killing Donald Mills in Knox County in 2014, Patrick Baker was pardoned by former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin in 2019.
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But the judge did warn both sides that, “going forward in this case, the finger-pointing and criticism contained in the motion and response serve only to undermine the presentation of the merits of the case to the Court.”
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Lawyer Elliot Slosar "made inflammatory and prejudicial statements" about troopers who investigated Baker, according to a state police attorney.
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Patrick Baker was convicted of killing a man during a home invasion in Knox County in 2014. He was one of hundreds of people former Gov. Matt Bevin pardoned in his final days in office earlier this month.