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LEX 18 has learned that the Indiana pastor accused of driving to Kentucky to have sex with what he thought was a young girl has committed suicide.
Investigators say earlier this month, David James Brown thought he was going to Frankfort to meet a minor he had contacted online.
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The minor was actually an undercover investigator with the Attorney General’s Office.
Brown was the senior pastor at the Jeffersonville First Christian Church.
Lexington Police are asking the public to help them identify a man they say has targeted gym locker rooms to steal car keys.
Surveillance cameras at Planet Fitness on Bryan Station Road caught a man coming into the gym and going to the locker room. Police say in the locker room he looked for keys.
“This guys MO is he’s gonna open up the lockers that are unsecured, that don’t have padlocks on them. He’s gonna take the keys out, any kind of valuables that he could find, but he was specifically looking for keys for cars parked out in the parking lot,” said Detective Mark Thomas with the Lexington Police Department.
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A little later that same night, police say the same man showed up to the LA Fitness on Wellington Way and, according to detectives, went to the locker room looking for keys.
They say he got away with a laptop and several wallets from inside cars.
“Gyms are one of the hot spots where we tell people, you are specifically vulnerable to these people that like to break into your cars because they know you have valuables in there and they’re going to get them,” said Thomas.
A man was reported missing after he left his home and never made it to work.
John Burkett, 56, was reported missing Saturday morning. The person who reported Burkett missing said he left his home at 7 a.m. and never arrived at work, according to Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) officials.
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Burkett is 5 feet 11 inches tall and about 170 pounds. He has grey hair and brown eyes. According to the press release issued by YCSO, Burkett was last seen wearing a gray “Yuma Carpet” shirt and shorts. He was driving a pink and gray camouflaged Suzuki Samurai with Arizona license plate number BCM1653.
Anyone with any information on Burkett’s whereabouts is encouraged to contact the YCSO at (928) 783-4427 or 78-Crime to remain anonymous. You can also visit www.yumacountysheriff.org to submit an anonymous tip.
A Cheyenne man has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of possessing child pornography.
Stephan M. Blickhan appeared in Laramie County District Court on Thursday to enter the not-guilty pleas. A trial has been set for September.
Charging documents say the alleged crimes came to light in March 2015 after a Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation agent used a file-sharing network to download a pornographic image of two young boys from a computer linked to Blickhan.
Agents executed a search warrant at Blickhan’s house in the 600 block of West Second Street in April of last year.
An on-scene preview of a laptop computer and hard drive storage device reportedly showed that the file-sharing network had been downloaded on the computer, and files bearing names consistent with child pornography had been opened using the hard drive.
Blickhan, 36, initially was charged in May 2015 with a single count of sexual exploitation of a child-possessing child pornography.
The Laramie County District Attorney’s Office then filed a motion in August 2015 asking for permission to amend the charging document to reflect multiple images found during the forensic analysis of Blickhan’s electronics.
The motion was granted, and an amended charging document filed the following month charged Blickhan with eight counts of sexual exploitation of a child-possessing child pornography, instead of one.
That case recently was dismissed in light of the 10-count case filed against Blickhan in April of this year.
Each of the counts is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and/or up to a $10,000 fine.
Court documents indicate Blickhan was arrested on the new charges April 11 and waived his preliminary hearing. He was released from custody on a $10,000 surety bond posted May 17.
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Agents also downloaded a pornographic image of a young girl from Blickhan’s computer through the file-sharing network before executing a search warrant at his home.
After being advised of the initial evidence collected at the scene, Blickhan told investigators he used the file-sharing network to look for and download files of child pornography.
He also told agents that March 24, 2015, and March 28, 2015, might have been the last two days he used his computer to download files of child pornography, because his wife worked those nights, and their two children were sleeping.
In May 2015, investigators became aware that Blickhan’s wife turned over what she believed to be Blickhan’s work laptop and an Apple iPad tablet to his workplace.
A forensic analysis of that laptop revealed multiple movies and videos showing pornographic images of children engaging in sex acts with adults.
Children in two of the videos were identified by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as known victims in the “Vicki” and “Tara” series.
The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office announced a man who had been missing since Saturday was found dead Monday morning.
Bryon Cole Middlebrook, 32, was last seen by family members at his Flagstaff home at 10 a.m. Saturday, sheriff’s officials said. Officials said about 60 responders aided in the search for Middlebrook, including Flagstaff Police officers, Flagstaff Fire Department officials, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Coconino National Forest Wildland Fire crews and friends and family.
Middlebrook’s car was found parked at Arizona Snowbowl Saturday, and some of his belongings were found near Hart Prairie Lodge Sunday, officials said.
His body was found at about 8:30 a.m. Monday and appeared to have died from self-inflicted injuries, officials said.
Middlebrook said he was going to travel to visit a friend in Phoenix, but the friend said he never arrived and had not had any contact with Middlebrook, officials said.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is seeking a teen who is possibly endangered.
Christopher Elijah Bass, 16, has threatened to harm himself and has been diagnosed as bipolar and having schizophrenia, according to JSO.
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Christopher was last seen walking around 11:20 a.m. Monday around the Huntington Apartments at 3333 Monument Road and was wearing a gray hoodie and carrying a black bag.
He frequents the PAL Park and Pinewood Pointe Apartments at 1801 Kernan Boulevard South.
Anyone with any information reference this missing person or who has seen this missing person since 11:20 a.m. on Monday, June 27, 2016 is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or email us at JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org immediately.
A mother fatally shot an intruder she discovered in one of her children’s bedrooms, according to police.
Officials said the 33-year-old woman had returned home with her kids — aged 5 and 10 — when she encountered the man and opened fire.
Police officers and medical personnel arriving at the home in Portland, Oregon, early Sunday found the 59-year-old man who had been shot dead.
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The mom is cooperating with the investigation and was not arrested, authorities said.
The case will be presented to the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office for review after the police investigation is complete.
A Casey County man is charged with assaulting another man during an argument at a grocery store.
Police say a fight broke out between Larry Buis, 37, and Mark Ponder, 65, Saturday night at the Breeden & Withers Grocery Store.
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Officers say they both left the store right after the fight.
Later Ponders called EMS and was flown to UK Hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
Buis is charged with second degree assault.
The state of Kentucky is going after those committing fraud at the gas pump as one of the year’s busiest travel weekend approaches.
Today, Kentucky’s Commissioner of Agriculture announced that officials will be cracking down on skimmers at the gas pumps around the state of Kentucky.
Thousands of drivers from out of state will pump gas during the July 4th weekend. To prevent any kind of personal information being stolen, KDA inspectors will have the task of inspecting fuel pumps at every gas station across the state.
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They are specially trained to notice any pumps that have broken security tape or any inconsistencies in their working functions.
“If we do find a skimmer or a pattern of skimmers, that is immediately turned over to a local law enforcement agency and we let them do their job. We’re just another arrow in the quiver in trying to protect against consumer fraud, which accounts for over three billion dollars in losses due to gas pump skimmers alone in the United States,” Commissioner Ryan Quarles told LEX 18.
Recently, a Lexington gas station was targeted. Lexington Police arrested two juveniles they believe are responsible.
They’re warning consumers to pay attention to small details at the pump such as broken seals or doors that may have been pried open.If you see anything suspicious, contact the Kentucky Department of Agriculture at 502-572-0282.
A second person has died following a head-on collision in Boyle County.
It happened just after 3 p.m. on Godbey Lane just off Highway 150. Officials say two cars with a total of 8 occupants hit head-on.
Walter Bremer, the driver of one of the vehicles passed away. Bremer’s wife, Jacqueline, passed away at UK Hospital Sunday night several hours after the collision.
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Funeral arrangements are pending.
The Boyle County Sheriff’s Department and Kentucky State Police are still investigating the crash.