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.
A routine traffic stop Tuesday evening resulted in the discovery of a bag with suspected heroin inside it, but neither the driver nor the passenger claimed to know anything about it.
Whitley District Judge Fred White entered not guilty pleas during Thursday afternoon’s arraignments for the driver Ewell Lawson, 44, and passenger Stanley Dean Lay, 48, both of Williamsburg, who are charged were importing heroin, first-degree possession of a controlled substance (heroin) and possession of drug paraphernalia.
In addition, White entered a not guilty plea for Lawson on the additional charges of second-offense operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of a substance, driving on a DUI suspended license, failure to wear seatbelts, license not in possession, and no operator’s/moped license.
By Jarrod Mills
Staff Writer Apr 22, 2021
Ronald Sisk
WHITLEY COUNTY - A Williamsburg man accused of firing a gun towards Williamsburg police during a two-hour standoff has been indicted on attempted murder charges by a Whitely County grand jury.
Ronald Sisk, 53, of Brush Arbor Road now faces three counts of attempted murder charges, one count of possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, one count of resisting arrest, and one count of persistent felony offender in the first degree.
According to the indictment, Sisk fired a gun towards Williamsburg Police Officer Johnny Fulton, Sgt. Elijah Hunter, and Officer Jason Williams back on January 7.
Williamsburg Police looking for 2 people accused of making over $3K in purchases with stolen credit cards
Williamsburg Police Department
and last updated 2021-04-19 17:48:20-04
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Williamsburg Police are looking for two people who they say used stolen credit cards at different stores throughout the area of the 400 block of West Francis Street on April 9.
Police say the suspects made purchases totaling more than $3,000 and changed their clothes and appearance for each store.
Authorities describe the female suspect as Hispanic and having long brown hair. They say she wears bracelets and carries a brown and beige Neverfull MM Louis Vuitton purse. She may be about 5 8 tall and has a lighter skin complexion than the male suspect, according to officials.