A Madison County teen has been arrested on arson charges after investigators say he set an apartment building on fire.

The Richmond Register reports 19-year-old Jonah Blackburn was arrested yesterday morning. Firefighters were called to Mainous Street in Berea.

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The paper reports Blackburn told officers he set fire to the building because he was “doing it for the devil and the devil is good.”

Police say Blackburn has a history of arson and previously tried setting fires in Montgomery County.

Lexington Police are looking for a man who broke into a phone store.

Police say the burglar took high-priced items from the Sprint store on Nicholasville Road.

Detective Bryan Penix with the Lexington Police Department told LEX 18 that surveillance footage shows the burglar throw a large rock through the front glass door, shattering it. He kicks out the rest before getting inside the business.

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Detective Penix said the alarm was going off, but he took whatever he could get his hands on.

“He obviously knew what he was after because he goes directly to the display and forcefully rips the items off and places them in a bag,” said Detective Penix.

“Electronic items can be sold on the street. We’re wondering if he has possibly sold these to anyone,” said Detective Penix.

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Lexington Police are investigating what they’re calling a “disorder.”

It happened around 8:30 on Henton Road.

Police tell us they are still sorting through the details, and all they can reveal is they are investigating a potential shooting and stabbing involving two people.

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Police expanded the search from Henton Road to two nearby streets.

Thompson Road was blocked off while officers went door to door, and they also talked to neighbors on Wilton Avenue.

Police removed evidence from the area, but they’re still trying to uncover what happened.

A Hardin County man has been charged in his roommate’s murder after she was found stabbed to death in their apartment.

WAVE 3 News reports that Paul Elefritz was arrested in the stabbing death of Kimberly Mayberger. Mayberger had been reported missing by her parents on November 11.

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Police found her body Monday in the apartment that she shared with Elefritz.

He was first interviewed about her disappearance Sunday but was arrested after the discovery of her body. Police found Elefritz after loss prevention employees at Walmart discovered him allegedly stealing a 22-pound bag of dog food.

Once in custody, police say Elferitz tried to escape by attempting to open an exit door in the building. He was apprehended while trying to unlock the door.

Elefritz is charged with murder, shoplifting and third-degree escape.

A man arrested on kidnapping charges last week in Madison County could be connected to an 8-year old cold case 500 miles away.

Last week, Kenneth Anderson was arrested at the Days Inn in Richmond. He was accused of kidnapping his wife from New York, holding her against her will and threatening her life if she tried to escape.

The woman told officers that her husband had beaten her and threatened her with a gun. Anderson was arrested and charged with kidnapping, rape and unlawful imprisonment.

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New information released Monday by the Huffington Post suggests he could be connected to a different disappearance from many years ago involving another woman he was married to.

The Huffington Post reports that Anderson is also the prime suspect in the disappearance of Corrie Anderson.

According to the paper, Corrie was once married to Kenneth and they had a son together.

At the time of her disappearance in 2008, Corrie had left Kenneth and had filed a protective order against him. Her body has never been found and no one has been charged in the case.

Police investigators officially confirmed that Anna “Annie” Schmidt was found deceased in the Columbia Gorge, nearly a month after she was last seen in Portland.

Her family members told KATU News Friday that she was recovered near Tooth Rock Trailhead.

There were no signs of foul play in her death, and the medical examiner ruled her death as accidental.

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“There is comfort in knowing from the circumstances that there would have been no suffering. We can positively identify the clothing and personal items found at the site as belonging to Annie,” her family said in a statement.

Schmidt was reported missing on Wednesday, October 19 after her roommate hadn’t seen her for three days. Her car was found parked near the Bonneville Dam the following day.

Search and rescue teams spent the next few days scouring trails around the Gorge for any signs of Schmidt. Crews suspended the search on October 23, however family members continued looking for Anna.

The family said Friday, November 11 that her remains were found at the bottom of a cliff below Munra Point. That area, they said, is thick with vegetation.

Schmidt’s cause of death was ruled to be blunt force trauma, and her death was ruled to be accidental.

Officials at Tates Creek High School confirm a third gun was found on school property Monday.

This is the third incident in twelve days. In this instance, a truant student was picked up by police and transported to school. Upon arrival, law enforcement officers at the school searched the student and discovered a gun on his person.

Security guards discovered the last two guns on the school’s campus as well. The students were both charged in those cases. The most recent incident occurred on November 9.

A special meeting will be held for parents who are concerned about the recent incidents involving guns at the school. It will be held Wednesday, November 16th at 6:00 p.m.

Here is a copy of the letter sent to parents from the principal:

Dear Tates Creek High School Families:

This morning, the Lexington Police Department picked up a student in neighborhood for truancy and brought him to campus. Our law enforcement officers searched the student when he arrived at school and found a gun. He was charged with possession of a weapon on school property and will also face serious administrative consequences through the school district.

We are in close communication with district leaders and the Lexington Police Department about this situation. Our partnership with the Lexington Police Department is critical to an overall effortfor safety in our schools. In addition to the protocol we have already instituted of searching any student that the Lexington Police Department brings to campus, we are also considering the implementation of random metal detector checks for all students.

Please mark your calendars for a meeting for families and community partners on Wednesday, November 16th at 6:00 p.m. to discuss this situation and how we come together to address some of the concerning community issues with which TCHS is dealing. As always, please don’t hesitate to call me with questions or concerns.

Sam Meaux

Principal

A man faces charges because officials say he violated the burn ban in Clay County.

Department of Fish & Wildlife officers found the fire Sunday night on U.S. 421 near Robinson Creek Road. Officers tried to issue a citation for violation of burn ban and serve an unrelated arrest warrant on David Arnett, but they say he tried to run away and resisted arrest.

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Arnett was arrested and charged with violation of la ocal burn ban, resisting arrest, fleeing or evading police, menacing, disposal at other than permitted site – open dump, violation of air pollution standards and rules, setting fire on own land without taking precautions,  fire hazards – all other.

He was also arrested on a Clay County District Court Warrant of arrest for failure to pay fines on previous convictions of fleeing or evading police and public intoxication.