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Shooting Ruled Justifiable Use of Force In Self-Defense
COVINGTON, Ky.– Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders has declined to pursue any charges related to the Oct. 9, 2020, fatal shooting on Interstate 75 in Ft. Wright, ruling the case a justifiable use of deadly force. “Kentucky law states an individual is justified in the use of physical force upon another…
Keith West pleads guilty to sodomy of child
COVINGTON, Ky. — Keith Edward West, 43, pleaded guilty to three counts of First-Degree Sodomy and two counts of First-Degree Sexual Abuse, all involving the same child who was under 12 years old at the time. In exchange for the plea of guilty, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Maria Schletker is recommending…
Jury recommends 20 years in person in sexual abuse case
COVINGTON, Ky. — In the fourth criminal case in Kenton County since trials resumed in August, a jury found Clifford Howell guilty of six counts of First Degree Sexual Abuse involving two child victims. After the sentencing phase of the trial, the same jury then recommended Howell serve twenty years…
Golf Outing Benefiting NKY Children’s Advocacy Center Raises $19,197.70 to Help Organization Fight Child Sexual Abuse
COVINGTON, Ky. — Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders is pleased to announce the charity golf outing hosted to benefit the NKY Children’s Advocacy Center (NKY CAC) raised over twenty-thousand dollars. After greens fees and other expenses, a profit of $19,197.70 was donated to the NKY CAC. Sanders said he…
Former Tennis Coach Convicted of Soliciting Sex From Child Online
COVINGTON, Ky. — On Aug. 6, in Kentucky’s first jury trial since COVID-19 shut down the court system, former youth tennis coach Timothy Mitchell was convicted of Unlawful Use of an Electronic Device to Procure a Minor For Sex. The jury deliberated only 20 minutes before rendering the guilty verdict…
Stabbing Death Results in 20 Year Prison Sentence
Chazrico Gibson was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of victim Aaron Howard in the early morning hours of July 1, 2018. On that day, shortly after bars closed, a fight broke out in the parking lot behind Pachinko’s Bar in Covington. Gibson produced a knife…
