Whose Side Is Our Government On, Anyway?

More than 1,000 illegal immigrants who were charged in Texas with serious, REAL SERIOUS, crimes and jailed awaiting trial were deported by federal immigration authorities (I.C.E.) to their home country and set free.

SET FREE!

And just what crimes were these illegal aliens charged with committing?

128--Murder
400--Child Rapists & Molesters
300--Aggravated Assault, Robbery & Kidnapping

The message from our government:  CRIME PAYS!

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Welcome to the web site of the Fayette Commonwealth's Attorney's Office.

Our web site contains information about our office, our staff of crime-fighters, and current criminal justice news.

In addition, we will unapologetically express our opinions on the issues which we believe threaten the safety of our citizens.

Kimberly Henderson Baird

Kimberly Henderson Baird

Kimberly Henderson Baird

Kimberly Henderson Baird has been an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney with the Fayette Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office since 1996. She began her career with the office as a third-year law student at the University of Kentucky and decided after her internship that she wanted to be a prosecutor. Read more »

The Stalking/Murder Case Of Peggy Klinke

Victim Peggy Klinke

Victim Peggy Klinke

Peggy Klinke of Albuquerque, New Mexico was shot and killed by her estranged boyfriend. Peggy was stalked by her ex-boyfriend for years and repeatedly sought assistance from police and the court system without success. Ultimately, her worst fears came true. Her ex-boyfriend found her and shot her in the back of the head. Read more »

Week of January 26, 2009

Sentencings 1-28-10 & 1-29-10

To view all sentencings, click here.

Lexington’s Drug World

Defendant Mario Nieves

Defendant Mario Nieves

On June 2, 2009, Mario Montes Nieves was arrested as he attempted to sell one kilo of powder cocaine to a confidential informant. Nieves, an illegal immigrant, was perceived by police as an upper-to-mid-level drug dealer in Lexington. This program featured prosecutor Cindy Rieker and narcotics detectives Byron Smoot and Keith Ford. It is a fascinating discussion of the drug world in Lexington. Read more »

Follow The Money!

Court of JusticeEuropean Union funds ABA’s Death Penalty Moratorium Project, and “Kentucky’s Death Penalty Assessment Team.”

As usual, just FOLLOW THE MONEY and you’ll discover the real agenda of the European Union and their accomplice in America, the American Bar Association (ABA). It’s nothing more than a poorly disguised, backdoor attempt to abolish the death penalty in Kentucky. Read more »

Phillip Brown

Phillip Brown, then and now.

Phillip Brown, then and now.

Phillip Brown
Male/Black, 21 years old at the time
Victim:  Sherry Bland

In Adair County in 2001, Phillip Brown beat a woman with a blunt instrument and stabbed her to death. After leaving the scene and interviewing witnesses it was learned that he stole a 27-inch color television. Read more »

The Rest Of The Story. . .

 “I have nightmares all the time of him attacking me all over again,
and I wake up screaming and crying. I am very afraid.”
Crime victim describing the affect a crime has had on her life.

Defendant Antonio Smither

Defendant Antonio Smither

The media tells us all about the Criminal.
They almost never talk about what happened to the Victim.
So . . . We’re going to tell you the rest of the story.

Seldom is the “rest of the story” or what happened to the victim ever told or heard or even mentioned when crimes are reported by the “main-stream-media.” They always seem to focus on the criminal.

Victim’s Voice wants to change all that. We intend to tell the public exactly what these convicted criminals did, and how their crimes have affected the lives of these innocent victims. Read more »

The Week of January 18, 2010

Sentencings 1-21-10 & 1-22-10

To view all sentencings, click here.

Jury Finds James “Chief Egg” Mullins Guilty Of The Whitney Avenue Murder Of Dominic Faulkner

Defendant James Mullins

Defendant James Mullins

Guilty!” of the Murder of Dominic Faulkner and “Guilty!” of Tampering with Physical Evidence by disposing of the murder weapon. That was the verdict of a Fayette County jury after midnight Thursday morning. Defendant James “Chief Egg” Mullins, 31, heard that verdict, and later, that same jury’s decision of that he should serve 35 years in prison for the Murder and Tampering convictions. Read more »

Working Together Works

Det. Shannon GarnerBy Detective Shannon Garner

Recently, I was reminded of the importance of working relationships between crime-fighters. It is easy to forget how important it is to encourage and rely on one another as we go about our stressful jobs.

Police, prosecutors, probation and parole officers, sheriffs, detention officers and many others who work in the criminal justice system to keep our community safe, are sometimes overwhelmed just trying to keep up with day-to-day tasks. Read more »