Police say that a Clinton County man was left for dead when he was attacked and robbed.

Sheriff Jim Guffey said that most wouldn’t have survived what 77-year-old Bill Russell did.

“Our main priority was to save his life. We were in lifesaving mode,” Guffey recalled.

He says that on November 8, Lisa York and Danny Stearn called Russell to give them a ride. When he picked them up, investigators say that Stearns asked Russell to stop on Bell Camp Road so he could use the restroom. The Sheriff said that it was just a plot to get Russell out of the car so they could rob him and steal his vehicle.

“When Mr. Russell wouldn’t get out of the truck, Stearns grabbed him around the neck and started cutting him,” said Guffey.

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Russell was stabbed so many times in his head and neck that Guffey said he believes Stearns was trying to kill the man.

Guffey said that Russell told him the only thing he could think to do was close his eyes and play dead.

Even though Russell was left for dead, he still managed to walk at least a mile to  a friend’s house for help.

“I heard something say ‘Jerry can you help me?’ I said sure and there stood one of the bloodiest people I have ever seen,” said Jerry Jones.

Authorities say that back in the 80s, Stearns killed an elderly Tennessee man over about $10.

Police say that Stearns stole about $40 from Russell.

Wesley Michael Woodyard, 65, most recently of Dallas, appeared in federal court this afternoon and pleaded guilty, before U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater, to one count of wire fraud stemming from his scheme to defraud Ace European Insurance Company (ACE) of more than $4.6 million from approximately 2002 through 2013. U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas made today’s announcement.

Woodyard, who has been in custody since his arrest in June 2016, faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. He could also be ordered to pay restitution. Sentencing is set for March 24, 2017.

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According to documents filed in the case, from 1993 through 2015, Woodyard was the sole owner and operator of Ringler Associates of North Texas, Incorporated (RANT). From approximately 2002 through 2013, Woodyard devised and engaged in a fraud scheme in which he engaged in a pattern of deceitful conduct and false representations to fraudulently induce representatives of Ace European Insurance Company (ACE), a large insurance company located in London, England, to send approximately $4,674,258 to bank accounts that Woodyard controlled. ACE initially sent these funds to companies acting as a third party administrator; they then transferred the ACE funds to Woodyard.

Woodyard concealed his theft of ACE funds from the Ringler Insurance Agency (RIA). The fraud scheme allowed Woodyard to fraudulently retain commission funds earned by RIA. Woodyard repeatedly stole ACE funds, totaling approximately $4,674,258, that were wired from London. ACE intended Woodyard to honestly use these funds to purchase annuities for the benefit of many insurance claimants. However, as charged in the indictment, as part of the scheme to defraud ACE, Woodyard caused ACE to make 11 wire transfers to banks in the United States; these funds were later wired to bank accounts in Texas.

Woodyard falsely represented to ACE, as well as to third party administrators Roger Rich and Company and Vanbreda International, that he intended to lawfully use all funds received from ACE to purchase several life insurance annuity contracts from Metropolitan Life, Incorporated or some other legitimate insurance company. Woodyard caused ACE funds to be sent from Roger Rich and Company and Vanbreda directly to RANT, rather than to the annuity provider, thus denying RIA its earned commission for the transaction.

Woodyard fraudulently concealed from ACE and others that he unlawfully used the majority of ACE funds of his own personal financial benefit. He admitted he concealed the theft because he knew that ACE would never agree to send him approximately $4,674,258 in ACE funds if ACE knew he intended to steal the funds.

Out of the $4,674,258 in funds Woodyard fraudulently obtained, Woodyard paid out approximately $857,626 to beneficiaries, resulting in a net financial gain to Woodyard of $3,816,632.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is in charge of the investigation. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney David Jarvis.

Four people are dead after a crash in Caldwell county over the weekend.

Kentucky State Police says Thomas Hughes, 66, was driving on I-69 when he lost control of his car and hit an oncoming SUV.

Hughes, the driver of the SUV, Raymond Vilvens, 73, and two passengers were all killed in the crash.

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Those two passengers were Carolyn Vilvens, 69, and Linda Franz, 65.

A third passenger from the SUV had to be taken to the hospital for their injuries.

It’s still not clear what caused Hughes to lose control of his car.

Lexington Police are looking for the person responsible for an overnight robbery.

Police said around midnight on Monday, someone robbed a delivery driver at knife point near an apartment complex on Jennifer Road.

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LEX 18 News was told the driver was getting out of his car when a man, armed with a knife, demanded his money.

The driver handed over they money, and the suspect took off.

Police say they do not have a good description of the suspect at this time.

The Missing Person Squad is investigating a Missing Juvenile that occurred on Friday, December 9, 2016 at 10:00 p.m. in New Cassel.

According to detectives, Manuel Pineda, 15, male Hispanic was last seen leaving his residence on Brooklyn Avenue.  He is described as 5’7” tall, 140 lbs., brown eyes and black hair.

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Detectives ask anyone with information about the above missing juvenile to contact the Missing Persons Squad at 516-573-7347 or dial 911.  All callers will remain anonymous.

Two University of Louisville football players and a cheerleader were reportedly shot overnight while celebrating Lamar Jackson’s Heisman trophy win.

The shooting happened just before 2:00 am on Manor Park Drive at off-campus housing near the University of Louisville.

The Courier Journal reports that junior linebacker James Hearns and sophomore linebacker Henry Famurewa were both shot, along with a UofL cheerleader. University of Louisville has not confirmed if any of its’ athletes were hurt in Sunday morning’s shooting.

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A neighbor says students next door were celebrating Jackson’s win when people starting running around screaming there was a shooting and knocking on his door asking for shelter.

“They was like – a shooting, everybody leave, cops came immediately. it was very crazy outside,” said Jayvon Smith.

Witnesses say the shooting happened at a party at The Retreat, an off-campus housing complex near University of Louisville. Police found a man and woman shot when they arrived. Later, another man showed up at Jewish Hospital with a gunshot wound. Police say he was also shot at The Retreat, but what actually happened as the shots were fired is still unclear.

” A football player got shot in the chest and the cheerleader got shot in the back,” said Naszir Jackson, UofL sophomore. “I thought the night, we should be celebrating the Heisman. Didn’t expect it to end on this tragic note like that for somebody to get shot,” he said.

Police say the three students who were shot are currently in the hospital and are expected to survive.

Kentucky State Police say they are looking for a missing person in the Lily community.

In a press release, troopers say Mark A. Humphrey, 40, of Lily left his house on December 8, and has not been seen since. They say he was last seen driving a 1987 black Dodge Ram pick-up truck, and wearing camouflage coveralls with work boots.

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A family member also told troopers Humphrey has medical issues.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Kentucky State Police Post 11 at 606-878-6622 or 1-800-222-5555.

The bodies of a man and woman found inside an Ashland motel have been identified.

Boyd County Coroner Mark Hammond identified the victims as 70 year old Virginia Spence and 63 year old Jurles Lester.

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According to police, a man and a woman were found dead on the floor of the Ashland Inn after employees checked their room. The employees said they hadn’t heard from the guests in a few days.

The couple lived in the Ashland Inn. The coroner said they appeared to have been dead for 4-6 days. Their deaths do not appear to be suspicious.

No word on a cause of death.

Their bodies have been sent off for an autopsy.

Two Louisville residents recently pleaded guilty in United States District Court before Magistrate Judge Colin H. Lindsay to multiple charges including aiding and abetting and conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr.

Oscar Portillo, age 39, and Jose Luis Madrigal II, age 24, pleaded guilty to the charges and remain in the custody of the United States Marshal Service. Charges were dismissed against a third defendants.

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They were arrested and charged separately by criminal complaint on October 30, 2015. According to the complaint, on October 30, 2015, in Jefferson County, Kentucky, the defendants knowingly and intentionally possessed with intent to distribute heroin, a Schedule I controlled substance.

Further, on October 30, 2015, federal officers and others executed a state search warrant at 3921 Bishop Lane in Louisville.  During the execution of the warrant, officers seized 3230 grams (more than one kilogram) of heroin, 5288 grams of methamphetamine, $109,774 in United States Currency, a .38 caliber loaded Rossi pistol, a 7.62 mm century arms rifle, and a bullet-proof vest. The large quantity of heroin was packaged for distribution. The defendants lived at the residence, a tire warehouse, giving them direct access to and control over the contraband.

If convicted at trial, the defendants faced a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years in prison for each charge, a possible fine of up to $10,000,000 and a ten year period of supervised release. Sentencing is scheduled before Chief Judge Joseph H. McKinley Jr. on March 6, 2017, in Louisville.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Larry Fentress and is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Louisville Metro Police.

A death investigation is underway in Boyd County after police say two bodies were found inside a motel.

According to police, a man and a woman were found dead on the floor of the Ashland Inn after employees checked their room. The employees said they hadn’t heard from the guests in a few days.

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The couple lived in the Ashland Inn. The coroner said they appeared to have been dead for 4-6 days. Their deaths do not appear to be suspicious.

No word on a cause of death, and their names have not been released.

Their bodies have been sent off for an autopsy.