The European Union Is Funding Attempt To Abolish The Death Penalty In Kentucky
The European Union is funding the American Bar Association’s “Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project,” and the Kentucky “Death Penalty Assessment Task Force.”
Just FOLLOW THE MONEY and you will discover the real agenda of the European Union and their accomplice in America, the American Bar Association (ABA). It is nothing more than a poorly disguised, backdoor attempt to abolish the death penalty in Kentucky.
HEY! Here’s a novel idea. Let’s just ask Kentuckians if they want the death penalty to be an option for juries in the worst murder cases.
Shame on the ABA for being merely a pawn in European Union’s drive to abolish the death penalty in America.
If an arrestee is booked into the Fayette County jail and does not have a social security number, the jail personnel create one for him/her that begins with 999 as the first three numbers. In addition, if the place of birth is outside the United States, the jail records reflect that fact. Read more »
Leadership Lexington is a program sponsored by Commerce Lexington. Each year the group consists of Lexington citizens who represent different professions and ethnicities. This year the group has 43 members with professions ranging from banking to agriculture and ministry. The goal of Leadership Lexington is to provide these professionals an opportunity to better understand the city that they call home and prepare them for the challenges they may face as leaders. Once a month, the group focuses on a certain topic and visits organizations that relate to that topic. Read more »
Roughly thirty hours of my college spring semester so far have been spent as an intern at the Fayette Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office. I have really enjoyed the opportunity I have been given to learn about the court system and victims’ advocacy since I started here in mid-January. Read more »
Virginia Caudill
Female/White, 39 years old at the time
Victim: Lonetta White
In Fayette County on March 15, 1998, Virginia Caudilland accomplice Jonathon Goforth entered the home of a 73-year-old female and beat her to death, shattering her skull. The victim was the mother of Caudill’s estranged boyfriend and the two had gone to her home to ask her for money, supposedly to buy crack cocaine. Caudill and Goforth then ransacked her home and stole numerous items of valuable personal property, including guns, jewelry and a mink coat. They then wrapped her body in a rug and placed it in the trunk of her own car and drove her to a rural area in Fayette County and set the car on fire. The victim was burned so badly that she could not be recognized. Read more »
LEXINGTON, KY In 2005, the Lexington Division of Police devoted a significant amount of effort to solving “Cold Cases” which were homicide and rape cases that occurred in Lexington. In 2008, Det. Chris Schoonoverwas designated to manage the Cold Case process. The Cold Case Unit has had a significant success in solving old crimes. Read more »
Several members of the Fayette Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office participated in the Lexington Traditional Middle School Health Fair. It was held at their school and designed to help the students be aware of healthy living habits. Read more »
“Frequent Flier” (Repeat Offender) Returns to Prison
Defendant Darby Barnes
On Sunday, May 24, 2009, Lexington police responded to the Lakeshore neighborhood, near Henry Clay High School, regarding a residential burglary complaint. A young woman who was house-sitting in the area saw an unidentified man at the back of the residence. He ran through the house and out the front door. Patrol officers discovered a back window had been broken out and the door opened. The home had been ransacked and a significant amount of jewelry stolen. Read more »
This time, 15 victims paid him over $34,000 for phantom tickets – he was sent to prison again.
Defendant Anthony Mattingly
In early November of 2008, Lexington police received numerous complaints regarding a financial scam. Investigation revealed that a suspect named Anthony Mattingly had advertised tickets on the Internet and in newspapers. Mattingly convinced fifteen people that he had access to a variety of items, mostly U.K. basketball season tickets, and took between $1,000 and $3,200 from each one with a promise to provide the tickets when the season started. The victims reported that Mattingly was very polite and provided his identification and a signed contract for specific seats. Read more »