Archive for Commonwealth’s Commentary
Timothy Lee Delehanty Arrested for 2006 Murder
COVINGTON- On January 21, 2024, Elsmere Police Detective Nick Klaiss arrested Timothy Lee Delehanty, 36, for the 2006 killing of Paul Clayton in Elsmere. Delehanty was charged with Murder and lodged in the Kenton County Detention Center where he is being held without bond. Delehanty was scheduled for arraignment January…
Michelle Bray Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For 9 Offenses Of Human Trafficking, Criminal Abuse 1st Degree, Sexual Abuse 1st Degree, and Promoting a Sexual Performance By a Minor
COVINGTON- On October 3, 2023, a Kenton County jury convicted Michelle Bray of 9 felony offenses related to physical and sexual abuse of children, Promoting a Sexual Performance By a Minor, and Human Trafficking. The same jury subsequently recommended Bray serve 30 years in prison for her crimes. On December…
Christopher Whittaker Sentenced To Life In Prison For 92 Offenses Of Child Abuse, Child Molesting, Child Pornography, and Torturing A Cat
COVINGTON- On March 2, 2023, Christopher Michael Whittaker, 39, pleaded guilty to 84 felony offenses related to physical and sexual abuse of his girlfriend’s children, and 8 misdemeanor offenses for torturing the family’s pet cat, even though Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Emily J. Arnzen refused to offer Whittaker any plea deals….
Tommy Joe Powell Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder of Amberly Harris
COVINGTON- On September 18, 2023, Kenton Circuit Judge Patricia Summe sentenced Tommy Joe Powell, 55, of Independence, to Life In Prison for the murder of Amberly Harris in December of 2022. Powell pleaded guilty to Murder in August, 2023, knowing prosecutors were asking for the maximum sentence, but threw himself…
Bennett Couch Sentenced to 20 Years In Prison For Child Porn & Beastiality Charges
On May 1, 2023, Kenton Circuit Judge Kate Molloy sentenced Bennett Couch to the maximum possible sentence of 20 years in prison. Couch’s attorney had asked the Court for probation, arguing Couch had taken responsibility for the crime, felt great embarrassment, and had apologized “to himself.” Couch pleaded guilty in…
Kenton County Jury Convicts Clinton Hulsey Of Robbing “Kratom Direct” Store in Elsmere
On April 27, 2023, at the conclusion of a two day trial, a Kenton County jury deliberated for over three hours before returning a verdict of guilty in a 2021 robbery case. The same jury recommended Clinton Charles Hulsey, 46, serve 10 years in prison. Hulsey, whose last known address…
