Records show a Louisville man was locked up for months on charges stemming from a violent crime he didn't commit because he shared the same name as the suspect, a mistake that's drawn scrutiny from the Louisville Office of Inspector General.
Hankison believed there was someone with a rifle "executing his friends,” his attorney told jurors. “Brett Hankison did everything he could to try to protect and save his fellow officers."
A policy put in place by the Bullitt County Attorney’s Office takes a hard line on felony charges, refusing to amend them once they are filed, according to a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former prosecutor.
Defense attorneys have asked for Taylor's cell phone saying it could “correct the record” on whether Taylor was involved in selling drugs or holding money for dealers, in particular a former boyfriend.
Violent offenders have been back on the streets within days, sometimes hours after an arrest in Louisville.
Alberta O. Jones was the first Black woman to pass the Kentucky Bar. She then became Louisville's first female prosecutor in 1965. Jones was a national leader in civil rights activism.
The Parks Alliance of Louisville announced Charles Davis as the superintendent of Alberta O. Jones Park.
Alberta O. Jones was the first Black woman to pass the Kentucky Bar. She then became Louisville's first female prosecutor in 1965. Jones was a national leader in civil rights activism.
Neighbors told WDRB that Briner was a nurse, and the kids were very energetic.
Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Melissa Logan Bellows ruled Wednesday that it is unconstitutional for prosecutors to prosecute Jecory Lamont Frazier under a state law prohibiting felons from owning a gun because it doesn’t outweigh the 2nd Amendment right that belongs to “all Americans.”
