PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WOWK) — A judge indicted on fraud and theft charges earlier this year has been found not guilty. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky, a federal jury found Pike County Circuit Judge Howard Keith Hall not guilty of the charges. He had been indicted in April on […]
PIKEVILLE, KY (WOWK) -- Pike County Circuit Judge Howard Keith Hall has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of fraud and theft. The federal grand jury indictment against Hall was filed on Thursday in Frankfort, and it charges him with two counts of mail fraud and one…
MIDDLESBORO, Ky. (WATE) — The Kentucky woman indicted following her 17-month-old daughter's death has accepted a plea deal. Erica Lawson pleaded guilty to aggravated murder, failure to report child dependent neglect or abuse, and wanton endangerment. She was sentenced to 20 years. Second person indicted in the 2023 death of…
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled against a McComb attorney's appeal to disqualify a special judge appointed in his case. In 2022, Robert Lenoir was indicted for murder, tampering with a witness, tampering with evidence, child abuse, child endangerment and two counts of possession of methamphetamine. He…