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Feb 9, 2021 5:44 AM
Kentucky State Police have released additional details on an officer-involved shooting from Monday night on Bush Road in Trigg County.
A news release says preliminary investigation shows Trigg County Dispatch received a call about 7:40 p.m. regarding a possible intoxicated driver on Bush Road.
Trigg County sheriff’s deputies responded and located a man, who allegedly brandished and fired a gun. Deputies returned fire with their service weapons, striking and wounding the man.
The man was transported by Trigg County EMS to an area hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries.
Deputies were not injured in the incident and names of those involved have not been released.
Authorities have released more details about an officer-involved shooting on Bush Road in Trigg County Monday night. Kentucky State Police said Tuesday Trigg
Another pretrial conference for former Trigg County Sheriff Jason Barnes will be held in February to enter his plea or set a trial date.
Wednesdayâs pretrial conference was regarding charges that include tampering with a witness and unlawful transaction with a minor third degree.
David Rye, Barnesâ attorney, made the request for a second pretrial conference virtually at Trigg County Circuit Court Wednesday afternoon, noting that a civil lawsuit had been filed against Barnes. Rye told the judge that Barnes needed to be briefed about how the outcome of this case may affect the civil lawsuit.
The civil lawsuit was filed Dec. 17, 2020, by Layla Kunkle, who alleges that the Trigg County Sheriffâs Office discriminated against her in violation of Title IX.
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TRIGG COUNTY, KY â A teenager is claiming in a lawsuit that she was groomed for sex while working as an intern for the Trigg County Sheriff s Office.
The lawsuit was filed against former Trigg County Sheriff Jason Barnes, three members of his department, a former Cadiz Police Officer, the Trigg County Fiscal Court, the Trigg County Board of Education, and the director of personal and student services for the Trigg County School system.Â
The 16-page lawsuit says the girl was a 17-year-old high school student when she was accepted into an full-time internship program with the Trigg County Sheriff s Department and that she worked directly under Barnes, Michael Parker, Major Jimmy Godair, and Jeff Arena.