A Burlington man has been sentenced to five years in prison for charges connected to the rape and sodomy of a teenage girl in 2022. Circuit Court Judge Richard Brueggemann handed down the sentence to Michael G. Ozepy in Boone County Circuit Court on Thursday in accordance with a plea agreement. “Prior to the offer […]
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Rob Sanders, staff named outstanding commonwealth’s attorney’s office
Kentucky Attorney General and GOP gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron honored Kenton County Commonwealth Attorney Rob Sanders and his staff as an outstanding commonwealth’s attorney’s office for 2023 on Wednesday. “Keeping Kentucky safe is the work of heroes like our prosecutors,” Cameron said. “This year, we are proud to recognize Rob Sanders… for making an immeasurable […]
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Boone County approves request for assistant commonwealth’s attorney
Boone County’s top law enforcement official said he wants to send a message to drug traffickers regarding the potentially deadly consequences of their actions. “If you traffic drugs in Boone County and that trafficking relates in an overdose death – you will be charged with a homicide,” said Louis Kelly, the commonwealth’s attorney for Boone County. […]
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Opinion: Myths vs Facts: Values Matter in Boone Commonwealth’s Attorney Race
By Aaron Bludworth, Union, KY In the race for Commonwealth’s Attorney for Boone & Gallatin Counties, the incumbent, Linda Tally Smith’s, recent mailer titled “Myths vs. Facts” caught my attention. While she claims to be the only candidate with felony prosecution experience, she is also the only candidate who has lost the public trust to […]
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Campbell County Political Activist Guilty of Drug Trafficking
These prescription pill bottles were seized from JR Roth’s residence in June of 2016 after a search warrant was executed. Pictures obtained by Fort Thomas Matters. Case photo. A local political activist will be sentenced Tuesday, after a Campbell County jury found him guilty of two felony counts of trafficking in a controlled substance on […]