WHITLEY COUNTY - A Williamsburg man charged with attempting to run over a police officer is expected to be handed a 20-year sentence by the Hon. Judge Paul Winchester after
WHITLEY COUNTY - A Williamsburg man already charged with attempting to run of a police officer has been named in a superseding indictment handed down by a Whitley County grand
WILLIAMSBURG — Late Thursday evening, the Williamsburg Police Department was notified by the county E-911 of a bomb threat made at the Williamsburg Walmart.
About 9:23 p.m., Whitley County E-911 notified police about the bomb threat.
“A preliminary investigation conducted by officers on scene, indicates that an unknown person, placed a call to an on-duty employee, stating a bomb had been planted inside the store,” the release stated.
Williamsburg police officers immediately responded to the scene and assisted Walmart employees and customers in evacuating the store.
Williamsburg firefighters also responded and helped secure the area.
“An explosives detection K-9 with the Kentucky State Police was called to the scene. The facility was thoroughly searched, and there was no indication of explosives detected within the store,” the release stated.
Robbie Hill
WHITLEY COUNTY â A Williamsburg man accused of killing his girlfriend and storing her body in a trash can has had a future pretrial conference date scheduled in Whitley County Circuit Court.
John Meadows, 58, is scheduled to reappear in court on July 19. Meadows was arraigned and pleaded not guilty in April after he was indicted earlier that month on one count murder and tampering with physical evidence.
Meadows is accused of killing Donna G. Lay who was reported missing on January 27. She was last seen on January 7.
After interviewing Meadows multiple times during their investigation into Layâs whereabouts, the Williamsburg Police Department was able to obtain a warrant to search the apartment shared by the two located on South 10th Street in Williamsburg.