Investigators are still working to identify human remains found over the weekend in the Daniel Boone National Forest.

The Rowan County Coroner says he’s looking into the possibility the remains could be those of a missing man from Michigan whose car was found at a rest stop in the county nearly 10 years ago.

In 2005, Thomas Ray James, 54, had been missing for months when his vehicle was found abandoned at a Rowan County rest stop along the Interstate.

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Fast forward to last Sunday when a hunter made a gruesome discovery about a mile from that very same rest stop. Police say a man hunting for mushrooms found a human skull and several clothing items in a wooded area.

As the remains are in the process of being identified, the Rowan County Coroner tells LEX 18 that he has been in contact with authorities in Michigan. While the Coroner doesn’t want to give the family false hope, he says the odds of this being Thomas Ray James is “at the top of their list of possibilities.”

A Johnson County man has been arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine Thursday night.

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office received a tip of a possible meth lab being transported in a 2000 Dodge pickup truck driven by James E. Baldwin.

A deputy conducted a traffic stop and found various methamphetamine precursors as well as the finished product, officials said.

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Baldwin was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine precursors, possession of methamphetamine and license to be in possession.

He is being held in the Big Sandy Regional Detention center.

Two people have been indicted in a Pike County shooting that wounded four people last month.

According to the Appalachian News Express, Kevin Wolford and Maegan Anderson have been indicted in the shootings taht officials are saying could be linked to a drug-related robbery.

Police say Wolford and Anderson tried to Rob Russell May at gunpoint.

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May told police two people broke into his home and he was shot twice – once in the hand and once in the back. He says a man and a woman broke into the home with guns and shot him and his mom’s boyfriend. After a struggle, the alleged intruders were also shot.

May is accused of dealing cocaine.

The investigation into the shootings isn’t over and more charges could be coming soon, police said.

Police are looking for the man they say hit two teens on a moped Thursday night because he believed the teens were riding his stolen moped.

One of the teen’s sister says that minutes after the man hit the boys on Russell Cave Road, he came by her home and fired multiple shots into the residence.

Brenda Garcia, who is 6 months pregnant, says she and her 4-year-old nephew were inside when shots were fired.

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“I started hearing the shots, so I just kind of stood there and was like ‘oh my God, what is that?’ And they just kept coming, shot after shot after shot. And I just stood there and like the pieces of the wall were just going everywhere and some got on me and I started freaking out and that’s when I called police,” she said.

Garcia says the man had come to the house earlier and told her mother that her brother had stolen his moped. She says her mother offered to pay for it and make things right.

“He was just like ‘no, we will look for him’ and then that is when we started looking for him, too,” Garcia said.

But police say the man caught up with the teens first and ran into them with his SUV on Russell Cave near Loudon, and then ran off. Moments later, they say Presley Reed went by Garcia’s home and fired shots into it.

Garcia’s brother and the other teen are expected to be OK.

Reed is still on the loose. He was last seen driving a silver Dodge Durango. If you have any information on where he could be you are asked to contact Lexington Police

A man was sentenced to 20 years behind bars in connection with the death of his wife at their Anderson County home in 2012.

Timothy Branson accepted an Alford plea in the shooting death of Modena Sutton, which means he acknowledges there is enough evidence to convict him without admitting guilt.

Branson will spend 15 years in prison for manslaughter and 5 years for wanton endangerment.

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According to Kentucky State Police, the 50-year-old shot his wife inside a home on Ballard Road. She was found dead and Branson suffering from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound.

Branson was also charged with two counts of wanton endangerment for allegedly pointing a gun at Sutton’s daughter and grandchild.

Connecticut State Police are searching for a missing man in Northfield, a community off Route 8 that is slightly north of Waterbury.

Troopers at Troop L in Litchfield received a report on Wednesday evening that a person was missing from his residence at 20 Newton Road in Northfield, which is a village within the town of Litchfield. It is close to Thomaston.

Troopers responded to the private residence to initiate an investigation into this incident at about 9 p.m. on Aug. 6. Troopers determined that Stephen Cybulski, 51, had been working in an area between his yard and a pond across the street from his house.

He was last seen in the yard at about 5 p.m. Family attempted to locate him without success, and then called State Police.

Cybulski is described as a white male, 5-feet 10 inches tall, 150 pounds, salt-and-pepper hair, with a tattoo of tiger on his right arm. He was last seen wearing shorts, no shirt and gray work boots.

K-9 teams and dive team involved

State Police K-9 teams and other troopers began searching the area at 2:30 a.m. with negative results. The search then continued at dawn today.

The State Police Emergency Services Unit’s dive team is searching the pond near the residence, and State Police K-9 teams continue to comb the area for Cybulski.

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State Police are continuing the active search and also are asking if anyone saw Cybulski on Wednesday night or today to contact State Police Troop L at 860-626-7900.

New York State Police are searching for a 33-year-old man who disappeared on Wednesday. The man’s name is Benjamin Kaufmann. Police say he left his home around 2:30 PM for a walk and never returned.

State Police, Columbia County Sheriff’s Department and NYS DEC Forest Rangers have been conducting searches around State 203 in Chatham.

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Kaufman is described as being a white male with brown eyes. He is 6’2″ tall and weighs around 210 lbs. Police say He was last seen wearing dark colored shorts and no shirt.
Police are asking anyone with information to give them a call at 518-851-3111.

It’s been a cold case for eight years, however on Thursday new leads brought a new search for missing Kentucky man. Thomas Profitt.

With the help of Lexington Firefighters, Winchester Police looked in the Kentucky River on Thursday. Investigators spent hours searching for a vehicle in connection with the case. Detectives narrowed the area where they searched to around the Boonesboro Bridge, near Four Mile Road in Clark County.

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“I hope they do find it, you know for the family members sake,” said Angel Boone. She and her family were at the River on Thursday.

The search for 45-year-old Thomas Profitt caught people at the Kentucky River off guard. The Clark County man went missing back in 2006. Years later, Winchester Police said they got a tip to check between the Boonsboro Bridge and the power plant, for a vehicle in connection with Profitt’s disappearance.

On Thursday, Lexington Firefighters helped detectives use sonar to scour the water. Winchester Police wouldn’t say exactly who or what led them to look in the river, however they said this search had been planned for months.

“You see it on TV, you know like Cold Justice or Cold Case Files or something like that. But, to be here in this area is kind of crazy,” said Boone.

Profitt was last seen leaving his home eight years ago in his 1997 Maroon Buick. Back then, his family and police begged for answers. People at the River said no matter what, Thursday’s search helped.

“Kind of brings new life into them, you know? I can’t imagine what they have been going through,” said Mike Jones, a fisherman at the river.

“Knowing that someone out there still cares enough to say, hey I am going to find out what happened to your loved one,” said Boone.

That determination fueled more than three hours of sonar searching on Thursday afternoon. While investigators said nothing was found in the water, the case will move forward.

An 18-year-old Oswego man is behind bars today after he was charged with having sexual contact with a child during the summer of 2012.

William E. Todd Jr., 18, of 7537 state Route 104, had sexual contact with the victim at a town of Oswego residence, Oswego County sheriff’s deputies say.

He was charged with felony first-degree criminal sex act and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.

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Todd was arraigned in Town Court and sent to the Oswego County jail on $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond. He will return to court on Aug. 11.