By JANIE SLAVEN
Commonwealth Journal May 3, 2021
Samuel Lee Baker
The man accused of fatally shooting his father s friend when he tried to intervene in a family argument has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
Samuel Lee Baker, 22, of Bowling Green, is charged with Murder, first-degree Burglary, Convicted Felon in Possession of a Handgun and second-degree Persistent Felony Offender as part of the indictment filed last month.
Baker pleaded not guilty when arraigned on April 22 in Pulaski Circuit Court.
Baker is also charged with second-degree Fleeing and Evading Police (Motor Vehicle), second-degree Fleeing and Evading Police (On Foot), Reckless Driving, Possession of Marijuana, Suspended License, No Insurance, and Resisting Arrest in Casey County, where he was ultimately arrested following the March 18 shooting.
By CARLA SLAVEY
Commonwealth Journal May 3, 2021
Dr. Robert Supinski
Captain Troy McLin of the Pulaski County Sheriffâs Office announced Friday afternoon that the body of Dr. Robert Supinski has been recovered from Lake Cumberland.
McLin said that the 66-year-old Supinski was found around 2:30 p.m. The body was recovered by Somerset-Pulaski County Rescue Squad divers after being located by sonar.
McLin said the body has been turned over to the Pulaski County Coronerâs Office.
Coroner Clyde Strunk confirmed that Supinskiâs body was recovered from an area that was around 80-foot deep.
The body will be taken to the State Medical Examinerâs Office in Louisville to determine a cause of death, Strunk said.
By CARLA SLAVEY
CNHI Kentucky Apr 30, 2021
Apr 30, 2021
SOMERSET â Captain Troy McLin of the Pulaski County Sheriffâs Office announced Friday afternoon that the body of Dr. Robert Supinski has been recovered from Lake Cumberland.
McLin said that the 66-year-old Supinski was found around 2:30 p.m.
The body was recovered by Somerset-Pulaski County Rescue Squad divers after being located by sonar.
McLin said the body has been turned over to the Pulaski County Coronerâs Office.
Supinski apparently fell Wednesday afternoon over a 100-foot bluff while using a zero-turn mower on his property.
The search was being conducted in the Slate Branch area of Lake Cumberland. Along with the Rescue Squad, McLin said that an organization specializing in water location, Bruceâs Legacy, assisted in the search, as did the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Apr 20, 2021 4:49 AM
A Tennessee man is facing several charges in connection with a deadly crash that happened in Pulaski County in 2019. According to deputies, 21-year-old James Oliver from Sparta, Tennessee was driving a 2009 Hyundai southbound on HWY 461 at the intersection of Old Mount Vernon Road and crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a 1998 GMC truck. The driver of the truck, 81-year-old Milton Brock, along with two passengers – one of them only six years old – were taken to Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital for treatment. Brock was later pronounced dead by the Pulaski County Coroner’s Office. On Dec. 3, 2020, an indictment warrant was issued for Oliver, charging him with murder, assault, wanton endangerment, and operating a motor vehicle under the influence. Oliver’s arraignment is set for May 20.
By Carla Slavey
Commonwealth Journal Apr 20, 2021
James Oliver
A Tennessee man has been charged with Murder stemming from a December 2019 fatal wreck that took place on Ky. 461.
James Ethan Oliver, 21 of Sparta in White County, Tenn., was arrested in Sparta on April 5. He waived extradition and was transported to the Pulaski County Detention Center last Friday.
Oliver has been charged with Murder, three counts of first-degree Assault, first-degree Wanton Endangerment and first-degree Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance.
The wreck took place on December 13, 2019 around 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of Ky. 461 and Old Mount Vernon Road.