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Four Years Later, Justice for Lazuri Collins: Jermaine Beamon Sentenced to 70 Years
Jermaine Beamon Sentenced to 70 Years Kenton Circuit Judge Patricia Summe sentenced Jermaine Lamont Beamon, 29, to 70 years in prison for killing a young Covington mother and wounding her father in 2017. A Kenton County jury convicted the Cincinnati man of Murder and First Degree Assault in August. The…
Judge Follows Jury’s Recommendation and Sentences Child Molester to Life Years in Prison
COVINGTON – Kenton Circuit Judge Patricia Summe imposed the maximum possible sentence of Life in Prison upon Jeremy C. Breeden after he was convicted in a jury trial. On April 25, 2019, a Kenton County Jury deliberated slightly more than an hour before finding Breeden, 41, guilty of 1st Degree…
Cyber Crimes Unit Arrest Leads to Indictment
A 32-year-old resident of Alexandria has been indicted for seeking sex with a minor online. The Kenton County Grand Jury charged Kevin J. Schwarber with one count of prohibited use of an electronic communication system to procure a minor or peace officer for a sex offense, a Class D felony….
Jury Convicts Covington Man of Sexual Abuse & Attempted Rape
COVINGTON – On May 16, 2019, a Kenton County jury convicted Arrin Bush of three counts of 1st Degree Sexual Abuse and one count of Attempted First Degree Rape after a three-day trial. The same jury recommended a 15-year prison sentence. The case started on February 19, 2018, when officers…
Repeat Felon Sentenced to 35 Years for Carjacking Mother & Child
COVINGTON – On May 13, 2019, Kenton Circuit Judge Kathy Lape followed the recommendation of a Kenton County jury and sentenced Justin Bowling to 35 years in prison for 1st Degree Robbery, Receiving Stolen Property (>$500), and Persistent Felony Offender 1st Degree. Bowlin’s attorney read a rambling, four-page letter to…
Guilty Plea in Covington Stabbing Death
COVINGTON – The man who stabbed three people, one fatally, behind a Mainstrasse bar in the early morning hours of July 1, 2018, has pled guilty. After a fist-fight broke out in a parking lot at bar closing, Chazrico Tremaine Gibson, 37, pulled out a knife and stabbed three people. …