Child Abuse

Lawson man faces 11 counts of felony child abuse

A Lawson man has been charged with restraining his ex-girlfriend’s son and his daughters with zip ties and keeping them in cardboard boxes overnight on multiple occasions. Thirty-two-year-old Gary Wyant pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 11 felony counts of child abuse and two counts of evidence tampering. He was released on bond. Online court […]

Sex Crime

Harrison County man granted change of venue on child molestation, rape and incest charges

A Hatfield man facing child molestation, statutory sodomy, statutory rape, and incest charges has been granted a change of venue in Circuit Court Division One. Court information shows the venue for 41-year-old Michael John Welling was changed from Harrison County to Grundy County. Online information indicates a pre-trial conference is scheduled December 13th. Welling has […]

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Gallatin woman extradited to Grundy County

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports a Gallatin woman charged with felony first-degree harassment was extradited to Grundy County Monday. Forty-nine-year-old Theresa Hogan was extradited from Daviess County and posted her bond of $5,000 cash or corporate surety. Hogan is scheduled for the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court October 9th. Court documents accuse […]

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Two facing charges in Grundy County after arrest

Two individuals have been arrested on separate Grundy County charges. Forty-six-year-old William Nicholas Griffin of Trenton is charged with harassment in the first degree. Court information says Griffin is accused of sending repeated text messages to another person with the alleged purpose of causing that person, emotional distress. The allegation covers a two month period: […]

Arrest

Two arrested after traffic stop on Highway 190

The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office reports two Chillicothe residents who were occupants of a car stopped for traffic violations on Highway 190 outside of Chillicothe this week were arrested after the passenger allegedly verbally assaulted a deputy. Sheriff Steve Cox says two Chillicothe Police officers assisted the deputy in arresting 28-year-old Joycelynn Lavonne Still on […]

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Cameron School District responds to felony sex charges against former teacher

Multiple charges were filed Wednesday in Clinton County against a Cameron resident, 39-year-old William Derek Williams, identified as a former teacher at Cameron High School. Online court information shows Williams is facing seven felony counts allegedly involving children. There are three counts alleging possession of child pornography on September 6th and 8th; three counts of […]

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Trenton woman arrested on multiple charges

The Grundy County Sheriff reports one area resident was arrested Monday on multiple charges while another turned himself in. Fifty-seven-year-old Kathy Jean Stratton of Trenton has been charged with four misdemeanors: peace disturbance, first offense, first-degree trespassing, resisting or interfering with an arrest, detention, or stop and operating a vehicle on a highway without a […]