Arson Investigation Volunteer Firefighters Suspected of Arson

An arson investigation is underway in Eastern Kentucky and officials tell EKB News that the suspects in the fire are the very ones the community depends upon to keep them safe.

As a result of an investigation into a fire involving abandoned structure, EKB News learned that two volunteer firefighters are suspected of starting the blaze.

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Elkhorn City Fire Chief, John Moore says the suspects are two of his own.

The names of the suspects have not been released pending further investigation. If you have any information regarding arson, you are urged to call the Kentucky State Police at 606-433-7711 or the Elkhorn City Police at 606-754-4030. Callers may remain anonymous.

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Wrongful Death 18 Year Old Killed in Franklin County Crash

A suspected drunk driving crash has claimed the life of a teenage girl.

According to police, there were three people in the vehicle, and the victim was a passenger in the front seat. Police say the vehicle was traveling north on Bridgeport Benson Road at 2 a.m. when the driver lost control, left the roadway and hit a tree.

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The coroner identified the victim as 18-year-old Alyssa Hutcherson, of Frankfort. She was killed on impact.

The driver, identified as 18-year-old Austin Moore has been charged with DUI, assault and murder. He is in the Franklin County Jail.

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Cold Case KSP Asks For Help Solving Knox County Case

Police are asking for the public’s help identifying the body of a female who was found 32 years ago.

The victim was located on April 1, 1985 at a rural dumpsite alongside U.S. 25E in Knox County, in an area commonly known as Gilliam Hill. The body had been placed in an old refrigerator and an autopsy revealed she had been murdered.

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The unknown female was estimated to be between the ages of 25 and 35 years old.

She was wearing two different necklaces, one with a heart pendant and the other with an eagle pendant.

Witnesses reported seeing the unknown female the day prior at a truck stop in Corbin. She was allegedly attempting to get a ride to North Carolina.

Additional information can be found on NAMUS.gov. If you have any information, please contact Kentucky State Police-Post 10 606-573-3131

This is an artist’s enhancement of the autopsy photo and a photo of the pendants she was wearing.

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Arson Investigation Underway After Abandoned House Fires

Two Elkhorn City volunteer firefighters have been suspended without pay after a string of fires at abandoned houses in the area.

The fires have been happening since November, according to EKB. EKB reports that as the result of an investigation, the two suspects may be connected to a May 30th fire of abandoned residence within city limits.

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Their names are not being released pending further investigation.

The Elkhorn City Police Chief and Elkhorn City Fire Chief are investigating.

If you have any information regarding arson in the Elkhorn City area, please call KSP at (606) 433-7711 or the Elkhorn City Police Department at (606) 754-4030. Callers may remain anonymous.

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Private Detective: Man Burglarizes Home, Steals Credit Cards

Police say that a woman’s home was ransacked by a burglar who also stole her credit cards.

Several months ago, detectives say that a man broke into a home on St. Phillips Drive through an unsecured window while the homeowner was at work.

Detective Mark Thomas with the Lexington Police Department said that the man took a laptop, money, jewelry, and a credit card that was used at the Shell Station on Richmond Road near the home.

The man was caught on surveillance video at the gas station.

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“More than anything, this is just such a violation of someone’s privacy, this is their home,” said Detective Thomas. “This is somebody that works hard in our community. She was at her job, and she’s a good, upstanding person in the community.”

Detectives say that the man behind this break-in could be behind other break-ins and burglaries in the area around the same time.

If you have any information about what happened, your tip could get you a cash reward from Bluegrass Crime Stoppers. You can call in your tip at (859) 253-2020 or text your information to ‘CRIMES’. Just put “LEX PD’ in the message along with your tip.

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Private Detective: Emails Show Conn’s Conditions to His Surrender

It has been almost two weeks since authorities say Eric C. Conn broke his ankle monitor and went missing.

His attorney, Scott White, has no idea where he is but says that Conn has made conditions to his surrender.

White said that he found out his client, who used to be known as Mr. Social Security, was on the run eleven days ago.

“I was stunned, because he had gotten such a great deal, it just didn’t make any sense,” said White.

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After pleading guilty in March to leading a fraud scheme that cheated the government out of more than $500 million, Conn was sentenced to 12 years.

White said that Conn felt he had received an unfair sentence compared to the two federal judges who were also in on the scheme.

“And in my view, it’s a legitimate complaint. Is it a reason to run? No. It’s something you deal with at your own sentencing,” said White.

One week ago, White began receiving emails from a man claiming to be Conn, who was using foreign servers to correspond.

“The problem is I can’t communicate with him. I reply to those emails, of course, they bounce,” he said.

Conn’s conditions listed in those emails include for the FBI to publicly state Conn fled because he felt his sentence was unfair compared to the judges, that Conn is non-violent, that he will not be charged with any additional crimes, and to turn himself in to the Kentucky FBI Special Agent.

“Even though he did what he did, he has always been someone that has always done what he told me he was gonna do before,” White.

The emails did not indicate when exactly Conn will turn himself in.

There is a $20,000 reward for anyone who has information that leads to Conn’s arrest.

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Cold Case 96 Years Later “Some Mother’s Boy” May Be ID’d

96 years. It’s how long “Some Mother’s Boy,” the only name he was known by in Scott County, waited to be identified.

Those words were written on the tombstone of a teen boy who was struck by a train on April 1, 1921. He rested there until NAMUS, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, decided to exhume the remains and solve one of Georgetown’s biggest mysteries. Progress has been made in the case and NAMUS believes that their John Doe is a young man missing from Pulaski County.

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The FBI has recently started processing cases like these for free when it used to cost up to $7,000.

They are now ready to confirm his identity. The official announcement will come Thursday at his gravesite.

“Some Mother’s Boy” is expected to be identified as Frank A. Haynes, 17, of Bronston, Kentucky. According to officials with NAMUS, Haynes’ father had seen photos of the dead boy and attempted to identify him, but they had insufficient evidence to prove that the young man was his son.

Blood collected from Frank Haynes’ niece confirmed the family connection.

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Wrongful Death Accused Murderer Claims Self Defense

A man accused of gunning down two men in Whitley County spoke to LEX 18 from behind bars.

Paul Parsons said the situation is not what it seems and that he was actually acting in self-defense.

He told LEX 18 that it started just before 3:00 a.m. last Wednesday.

“We were struggling over the rifle and it went off a couple of times,” said Parsons.

Police were called to the home just outside of Corbin City limits after they say that Paul Parsons shot and killed Denver Nicely and Joshua Wernicke.

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Parsons said he did not call police because he was freaking out. He say he took the loaded AR 15 to the house to sell to Nicely. He said that once Nicely had the rifle, he shot Wernicke.

“He was crazy, high on something. I couldn’t let him shoot me,” he said.

Parsons claims that he and Nicely were struggling for the gun when it went off.

In court on Tuesday, a state police detective testified that investigators found a tactical vest and four AR15 magazines in Parsons’ vehicle. A witness claims that days earlier, Parsons threatened to kill Denver Nicely, who Parsons said he had known for 15 years and was his best friend.

“I’m sorry this happened. I love them like my own kids and they know it,” was Parsons’ message to Nicely’s family.

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Missing Person Pierre Fuqua of Joliet, IL

A Joliet resident went missing in Morris after attending a friend’s birthday party.

Thirty-year-old Pierre Fuqua was last seen leaving the household where the party took  place around 1 p.m. on June 4.

His mother, Deborah Carver, said Fuqua’s phone is dead and he has not contacted anyone or showed up to work.

“He is a father of two with a quiet side, but he always went to work faithfully,” Carver  said.

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The last time Carver spoke with her son was Memorial Day weekend.

“He was supposed to come over that next Saturday and he never showed up,” Carver said.

Fuqua has a beard and tattoos on his right arm and near his thumb. He was wearing a gray-and-red T-shirt that said ‘last king’ and jeans, and was driving a black, beat-up Saturn, his mother said.

A missing person case was filed with the Joliet Police Department, Carver said, and the police currently are investigating.

The Joliet police did not respond to a call for comment Monday.

Carver made a public plea for information on her son’s whereabouts.

“I just want him home,” Carver said. “If anyone has seen him, call the police.”

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Fraud Investigation Three Convicted on Conspiracy and Fraud Charges

A federal jury in Lexington has convicted three people from Nicholasville on numerous counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering.

The Department of Justice said that the evidence presented shows 70-year-old James Minton, 65-year-old Joyce Minton, and 43-year-old Aaron Brooke Warren conspired to defraud their employer, Clark Machine Tool and Die of Nicholasville.

A press release from the Department of Justice said that the criminal conspiracy took place from February 2000 through May 2016 and that it resulted in a loss in excess of $1,500,000.

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The business was defrauded by using company checks and credit cards to purchase personal items, by cashing and keeping company petty cash checks, by issuing themselves extra paychecks, and by inflating their paychecks. The press release stated that they also kept money that customers had paid the company for work, converting those funds to their personal use.

Joyce Minton was the officer manager and bookkeeper for the company, her son Aaron Warren was the company’s shop supervisor, and her husband James Minton was a contractor.

Joyce Minton was convicted of 46 counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering on Monday.

Warren was convicted of 34 counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, and money laundering; and James Minton was convicted of 7 counts of conspiracy and mail fraud.

They are scheduled to be sentenced on September 25.

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