Chad H. Prodoehl, 35, of Independence, Ky., was sentenced today, to 300 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge David L. Bunning, for conspiracy to distribute carfentanil resulting in death. Prodoehl was convicted in December 2017, following a three-day trial. The evidence at trial established that, while he was an inmate at the […]
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Newport Man Sentenced to 12.5 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Fentanyl
Frederick D. Lewis, 38, of Newport, Kentucky, was sentenced today to 150 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge David L. Bunning, for conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl. Lewis pled guilty, in February 2018, and admitted that he led a conspiracy of five or more people responsible for distributing more than 100 […]
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Two Arrested Overnight in Fort Thomas for Burglary
Two men were arrested at around 2:30 a.m. last night after Fort Thomas Police spotted a suspicious looking car on the corner of James and Highland Avenues. Officers Brandon Laffin and Wayne Dutle were patrolling the Fort Thomas streets in tandem, looking for potential burglars, when they saw a car idling on the street. They […]
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Pot Scare Indicative of Real Dangers of Fentanyl
Heroin mixed with Fentanyl may be responsible for the sharp rise in overdose deaths. photo: Creative Commons by Robin Gee Drug overdose has now surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of accidental deaths in the U.S. according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).* Opiate-related deaths are driving that figure with 13,000 […]
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Fort Thomas Couple Married One Day After Car Was Smashed By Impaired Driver
Amy Moses’ Mazda was smashed on Monday. She and her fiancé, David Brooks, were to be married the next day. FTM file. Earlier this week, Eric M. Hancock, 40 from Fort Thomas, was arrested after smashing into a parked vehicle driving west down Highland Avenue, before striking a tree and bus stop sign. He lost […]
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Fort Thomas Man Charged After Crashing Vehicle Into Front Yard
Fort Thomas Police officers take Eric Hancock into custody after he crashed his work van into a front yard on June 12. FTM file. Eric M. Hancock, 40 from Fort Thomas, was arrested yesterday after smashing into a parked vehicle driving west down Highland Avenue, before striking a tree and bus stop sign. He lost […]
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Driver Arrested After Crashing Into Vehicle, Driving Into Front Yard
A man was arrested after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a car and into a front yard today in Fort Thomas. FTM file. A driver of a work van was arrested today after smashing into a parked vehicle driving west down Highland Avenue, before striking a tree and bus stop sign. He lost […]
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Locally Produced Feature Film Aims to Shine Light on the Heroin Epidemic
On the set of 75 (photo: Steven Jackson) There are many movies about heroin; Trainspotting, Requiem for a Dream, even Frank Sinatra played a user in The Man with the Golden Arm. But none of those movies deals with heroin the way it is today in our community. Fort Thomas may have been named the safest […]
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Four Overdose On Busy Fort Thomas Street, Revived With Narcan
A minivan that held four individuals who were overdosing on opioids is towed away, just down the street from the Fort Thomas Armory. FTM file. Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m., Fort Thomas Police were dispatched to S. Fort Thomas Avenue to a parked minivan that had multiple individuals inside who, according to witnesses, had appeared […]
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Traffic Stop Ends in Struggle on Memorial Parkway
Newport and Fort Thomas Police swarmed the black Volkswagen yesterday on Memorial Parkway. FTM file. Yesterday on Memorial Parkway a traffic stop at 8:45 a.m. caused a backup as police attempted to stop a man accused of being under the influence of heroin just outside Stardust Lane in Fort Thomas. Fort Thomas resident Thomas McGill […]