A Rowan County man who admitted to murdering the mother of his child was sentenced in the case Monday.

A judge agreed with the recommended sentence of 38 years for Casey Shay, who pleaded guilty to murdering Morehead State University student Cassandra “Cassie” Owens last year.

Investigators say Shay shot Owens twice as she slept inside the bedroom of her Christian Street home in Morehead in March of 2013. The 21-year-old’s body was found a day later. Shay went to the Rowan County Detention Center and confessed he murdered the mother of his child, then 2-yeard-old, Madison.

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Owens’ mother spoke for about an hour in court Monday before the judge’s decision was announced. Melody York directed much of her personal testimony at Casey Shay, detailing her ordeal of finding out about the murder, and questioning Shay’s true intention, calling her daughter’s murder a planned attack.

Shay’s family said they disagreed with a lot of what was said about him in court, and added they wished the case had gone to trial.

Kentucky State Police in Richmond said a Beattyville woman was dead before her house caught fire last week.

KSP is now investigating the fire and death as a murder after an autopsy performed over the weekend showed Martha Belle Hollar, 79, was deceased before her Main Street home caught fire on April 11.

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KSP troopers and members from the Lee County Fire Department found Hollar’s body in the remains of the house that was burned down on April 11 around 9:30 p.m.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Officials did not release any information about Hollar’s cause of death.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Richmond KSP.

A Florence attorney has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of billing his clients out of hundreds of thousands of dollars over a 13 year period, and forging court documents and bank statements in an effort to conceal his misappropriations.

Officials say John G. Arnett, 67, of Union, Ky., gambled money entrusted to him by multiple clients. He was arrested Monday around 8:30 a.m. Arnett is charged with five counts of theft by unlawful taking over $10,000 and three counts of forgery second degree.

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The case came to light on Dec. 9, 2013, when Arnett could not disburse $82,389.62 to a couple who were his clients. Arnett was arrested for contempt of court, and since then, investigators have found other victims. Officials believe there are still more victims they have not yet discovered.

Arnett is being held in the Boone County Detention Center.

Two men have been arrested in connection with a shooting Saturday night in Lexington.

It happened around 10:30 p.m. in the parking lot of a shopping center on Village Drive.

Witnesses told police that a fight broke out and according to investigators, one of the men was armed with a gun and shot an 18-year-old man in the leg and the back of the shoulder.

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Gustavo Hernandez, 21, is charged with first-degree assault, first-degree criminal trespassing and tampering with evidence for throwing the gun in an attempt to hide it. Carlos Campos, 19, is charged with criminal trespassing.

Police said there was a birthday celebration at one of the businesses but it is unclear whether the three men were patrons there.

The shooting victim was transported to a hospital and he is expected to recover. His name has not been released.

The Jackson Hewitt Tax Service is advising taxpayers to be aware of IRS scams in this year’s tax season.

Reports say that $1 million has been stolen from taxpayers in the largest IRS phone scam ever.

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The top three scams in 2014 are identity theft, telephone scams, and phishing. Each of these relate to stealing a taxpayer’s identity information, personal information, and financial account information through dumpster diving, pretending to be an IRS employee through threatening emails or telephone calls, and various other means.

Jackson Hewitt tax preparers are available and ready to assist with questions about scams or file returns.

Important details for taxpayers to know about the scam:

-Current crime is biggest IRS has seen in years.
-IRS employees do not call and threaten to take your license away, put you in jail, or deport you for not making a tax payment. If there is an issue, you will receive a paper letter in the mail.
-They also do not send emails requesting payment information via your financial account or credit card.
-If you do receive one of these calls, make sure you get the contact information, including name, phone number, and badge number of the caller. Then contact the IRS at 800-829-1040.
-If you suspect your personal information has been stolen or compromised, call the IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit at 1-800-908-4490 or complete IRS Form 14039, Identity Theft Affidavit, and report the theft to the IRS.

A Cheyenne elementary school teacher has been charged with seven felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor.

Anna-Maria Andersen is charged with one count of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor, five counts of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor and one count of third-degree sexual abuse of a minor.

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Court documents filed Friday show Andersen is accused of having sexual intercourse with a victim under the age of 14 on four occasions since June 2012.

The 54-year-old Andersen is a sixth-grade teacher at Cheyenne’s Freedom Elementary School.

Court documents are unclear about whether the victim is a former student of Andersen’s.

Andersen has been placed on administrative leave. She remains in custody in the Laramie County jail.

Steven Rhodes, chiropractor and owner of Ocean View Health, Inc. in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., was arrested for fraudulently billing for services and allowing unlicensed staff to perform medical treatments, according to an announcement by Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater.

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The investigation, led by the Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud, revealed that Rhodes was submitting fee slips that overinflated the number of treatments being provided. The investigation also revealed that Rhodes submitted fee slips for treatments never performed. Among the insurance companies affected by this crime are Kemper, State Farm, Nationwide, Esurance, Progressive, United Health, and Blue Cross Blue Shield.

 Rhodes was arrested and booked into the Duval County Jail. If convicted, he faces a maximum of five years per count.

Authorities say two Sioux Falls men have pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges involving a child.

U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson says 21-year-old James Murphy and 24-year-old Elijah Wilson were indicted on the federal charges Tuesday and entered pleas on Wednesday.

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Authorities say the men allegedly attempted to “recruit, entice and obtain a person who had not attained the age of 14 years, and knowing that the person would be caused to engage in a commercial sex act.”

Both men face a June 17 trial. They face up to life in prison if found guilty.

Murphy was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. Wilson was released on bond pending trial.

Police in Chesterfield issued an Endangered Silver Advisory for a missing elderly woman on Sunday morning.

Police say that Maureen Patricia Wulf, 79, was last heard from on Tuesday. They say that a family member went to her home in the 15500 block of Highcroft on Saturday and found four days of unused medications in a daily pill divider and Wulf’s vehicle missing from the garage.

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According to police, Wulf has a history of epilepsy and peripheral neuropathy.

Police describe Wulf as 5 ft. 6 in., 156 pounds, white hair and blue eyes. Police say that Wulf wears glasses and metal leg braces.

Wulf’s missing vehicle is a blue 2009 Honda Civic with Mo. license plate number BY18C.

Anyone seeing the missing person, suspect, associate, or vehicle, or anyone having any information related to the endangered missing person should immediately dial 911 to contact the nearest law enforcement agency or call the Chesterfield Police Department at 636-537-3000.

The search is on for the person or persons who shot a man outside of a Lexington business.

Emergency crews were called out Saturday around 10:30 p.m. to the parking lot of Cocina El Sabor Jarocho on Village Drive.

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According to police, a man was shot in the leg and possibly in the back, as well. His name and condition have not been released.

If you have any information in the case, contact the Lexington Police Department.