Four people accused in the shooting death of a Bardstown teenager entered not guilty pleas Thursday.

Shelmontay Adams, Alexis Gribbins, Torique Griffin and Damion Murphy face complicity to murder and robbery charges in last month’s death of Cameron Williamson.

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The four appeared separately, and the public defender representing them tried to get the judge to lower their bond from $1 million, but that request was denied.

“There’s no sympathy in their eyes, there’s no remorse, and they deserve everything they’re going to get,” said Crystal Bartley, Cameron’s mother. “They took my son’s life, I don’t feel no remorse either for theirs.”

A pre-trial conference is scheduled for January 12.

Their trial is set for January 23.

A Dresden, Tennessee, business owner and contract supplier was sentenced to 35 months in prison and ordered to pay $100,000 restitution today in United States District Court by Senior Judge Thomas B. Russell for his role in a conspiracy to defraud Fulton County citizens, through kickbacks and concealment of costs associated with work performed on the 2015 Fulton County Detention Center expansion, announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr.

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“Public corruption, in any form, cannot be tolerated,” stated U.S. Attorney John Kuhn. “When contractors pay kickbacks to public officials, they effectively steal from taxpayers and facilitate the corruption. Public office must never be used for unlawful self-enrichment, whether by our elected officials or those having business with government agencies. The Department of Justice will work to prevent this corruption and maintain the public’s trust in government integrity.”

Ronald D. Armstrong, 60, pled guilty to four charges including Honest Services Wire Fraud and Wire Fraud for his role in a conspiracy that involved then Fulton County Jailer Ricky D. Parnell and others between April 2015 and August 2016. Judge Russell sentenced Armstrong to 35 months of confinement and ordered that he pay $100,000 in restitution to Fulton County.

Armstrong is the owner of Armstrong Construction, located in Dresden, Tennessee, whose company often performed contracting work for Fulton County both as part of the Fulton County Detention Center expansion (Project) and for work done prior to the Project. Armstrong has been doing business with Parnell and Fulton County for approximately twenty years.

Armstrong was awarded a $210,000 general contractor contract by the Fulton County Fiscal Court as part of the Project. Parnell influenced the Fulton County Fiscal Court to award Armstrong with this contract with the understanding that Armstrong would pay Parnell $100,000 of his fees to Parnell as a kickback for being awarded the contract. In following through with this agreement, Armstrong so far has paid Parnell $80,000 in cash.

Armstrong knowingly and voluntarily agreed and conspired with Parnell to give Parnell cash kickbacks due to Parnell influencing the Fulton County Fiscal Court to award Armstrong with the general contractor contract for the Project, which Parnell could do because he was the Fulton County Jailer. Armstrong’s contractor fees were paid by Fulton County. As part of their kickback scheme, the Fiscal Court paid Armstrong by check in amounts of $50,000, $60,000, and $50,000, which were drawn on the Fulton County account with Republic Bank in Louisville, Kentucky, and those checks triggered interstate wire transfers.

Armstrong and Parnell both profited from their arrangement and neither the Fulton County Fiscal Court nor the citizens of Fulton County were ever made aware of the arrangement. In doing so, Armstrong had the intent to defraud the citizens of Fulton County through the kickback scheme he entered into with Parnell.

Armstrong was charged by grand jury indictment, with co-defendants Ricky D. Parnell of Hickman, Kentucky; Michael Homra of Fulton, Kentucky; Jimmy Boyd of South Fulton, Tennessee; and Daniel C. Larcom, of Union City, Tennessee, on November 15, 2016 and were arraigned in United States District Court in Paducah, before Magistrate Judge Lanny King that same day. Larcom will be sentenced on June 15^th and Parnell will be sentenced on July 24^th. Charges against Boyd were dismissed on motion of the United States.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Nute Bonner and is being investigated by the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

An Allen County Kentucky accountant was charged this week by a federal criminal information with devising a scheme to defraud his employer, and with filing fraudulent individual income tax returns, over a five-year period, that failed to include over $600,000 in reportable income, announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr.

According to the Information, Stephen C. Jones, 50, of Scottsville, Kentucky, committed wire fraud between January of 2010 and August of 2015, when he devised and executed a scheme to defraud his employer, by diverting money from the company’s bank account to his personal bank account.

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Further, Jones is charged with preparing and presenting jointly-filed, U.S. Individual Income Tax Returns, to the Internal Revenue Service, for calendar years from 2011 to 2015, that were false and fraudulent, as they did not include approximately $631,691 in reportable income, which Jones knew was income and that should have been reported.

Charges in Kentucky Circuit Court have been dismissed in order for the federal prosecution of defendant Jones to proceed.

If convicted at trial, Jones could be sentenced to no more than 20 years for Count One and no more than three years for each of Counts Two through Six.

Assistant United States Attorney Amanda Gregory is prosecuting the case. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Allen County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case.

Police arrested a woman after she wrecked and they found several stolen items in her vehicle.

Jacqueline Smith, 33, of Gray, was arrested Thursday afternoon off KY 1223 after deputies were dispatched to a crash.

When police arrived at the scene, several residents of a nearby apartment complex advised that Smith had allegedly taken ornamental items from apartment doors from residents without their permission.

Police say at least two of the victims were at the scene and identified their property. Their property was returned to them and Smith was charged with the theft of those items.

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Smith was determined to be under the influence and stated she had taken Suboxone.

Police also discovered that the license plate on Smith’s vehicle belonged on a red Chevrolet pickup and not on the Saturn Outlook she was driving.

Smith was charged with theft by unlawful taking, operating a motor vehicle under the influence, driving on DUI suspended license, no registration plates, failure to register transfer of motor vehicle, failure of owner to maintain required insurance, and numerous other traffic violations.

If there are any victims who see their property, they are asked to contact the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office so their property can be returned.

Kentucky State Police detectives say the two people found dead in a home on North Wilderness Road in Rockcastle County were shot to death.

36-year-old William H. Bryant and 35-year-old Chara L. Bryant were found dead in a home about 6:40 Thursday morning. Investigators say both died of gunshot wounds, and they suspect foul play was involved.

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Troopers say the person who called 911 was a woman who lives at the home. She has no reported injuries.

Investigators say they have no details on a suspect or a motive for the murders.

KSP is asking anyone that may have any information regarding this investigation to contact Post 11 at 606-878-6622 or 1-800-222-5555.

Kentucky State Police detectives are on the scene of a death investigation on North Wilderness Road in Rockcastle County.

They said they got a call from the Mount Vernon Police Department after a man and woman were found dead in a home about 6:40 Thursday morning.

The man and woman have been identified as William H. Bryant, 36, and Chara L. Bryant, 35, both of Mount Vernon. Their bodies will be taken to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.

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Police say they’re not sure about the cause of death.

Troopers say that they are still looking for any answers as to what led up to the deaths. They are trying to get a search warrant for the property which is common in cases where the homeowners have passed away.

Troopers say the person who called 911 was a woman who lives at the home. She has no reported injuries.

APD is requesting assistance from the public in locating a missing person.

Jonpatrick Anderson is 65 years old, and was last seen on Thursday, June 1, in the 2300 block of 3rd Street in Alexandria. He is approximately 5’11”, and 200 lbs, and left the area on foot. Clothing description is unknown. Mr. Anderson is a veteran and may suffer from PTSD and/or depression.

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If you have seen Mr. Anderson, or have any information that could help locate him, please contact the Alexandria Police Department Detective Division at (318) 441-6416, or after hours call APD Dispatch at (318) 449-5099.

Keith L. Napier, Jr. of Louisville pleaded guilty in United States District Court yesterday, before Senior Judge Charles R. Simpson III, to a charge of sex trafficking of a minor, announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr.

“Sex trafficking minors is a monstrous crime that preys upon vulnerable teenagers and children,” stated United States Attorney John Kuhn. “I commend the Louisville Metro Police Department and the FBI for their tremendous investigative work in this case. Together, the federal, state and local authorities will do everything in our power to bring sex traffickers to justice in hopes that we will deter and prevent victimization of other children.”

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Napier, 27, admitted that beginning in March of 2016, in Jefferson County, Kentucky, he asked Jane Doe, a 14-year-old female, if she could help him earn money to pay off debts by performing commercial sex acts. Napier had a reasonable opportunity to observe Jane Doe, and also knew her real age. From March 2016 to May 2016, Napier transported Jane Doe to and from appointments with clients for commercial sex. The commercial sex acts frequently took place at hotels and were advertised on the internet website, Backpage.com.

The investigation was opened during a prostitution sting coinciding with the Kentucky Derby when Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officers found a listing on Backpage.com advertising prostitution. A LMPD Detective arranged a meeting and encountered a 14-year-old female. Napier had transported the minor to the Jefferson County hotel to perform a commercial sex act.

If convicted at trial, Napier could have been sentenced to no less than ten years in prison and up to life, followed by at least a five-year period of supervised release, and fined up to $250,000.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Amanda E. Gregory of the Western District of Kentucky. The case is being investigated by LMPD and the FBI’s Louisville Division.