Laurel County, Kentucky – Laurel County Sheriff John Root said in a statement that Detective Tommy Houston is investigating a shooting off Wren Road approximately four miles south of London around 1:08 p.m. on January 5, 2025. Investigators responded to a complaint that a male subject had been shot at the scene. Responding units found … Read more
Laurel County, Kentucky – Laurel County Sheriff John Root reports that LCSO’s detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred off of Full Moon Circle around 4:24 p.m. on January 4, 2025. The Sheriff reports that investigators responded to a complaint that a male subject had been shot at the scene. Investigators found a male subject … Read more
Update 4 – The Kentucky State Police have provided an update on the search for Joseph Couch who is a suspect in the shooting on Interstate Highway 75 on September 7, 2024. KSP Commissioner Phillip Burnett announced that troopers and two civilians found a body in the deep brush behind exit 49 in Laurel County. Burnett … Read more
The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 26-year-old Gray man for home invasion and attempted murder. LCSO reports that Joseph Collett was arrested around 3:07 a.m. on Monday. The arrest stems from an investigation of a reported shooting. Deputies responded to a complaint about a male subject shot in the leg off Wagers Road … Read more
The London Police Department has announced two burglary arrests. London Police Chief Jerry Hollon reports that Jesse Jones and Preston Lambert were arrested for Burglary 2nd Degree around 4:14 a.m. on August 24, 2024. An officer learned of a possible burglary on 5th Street possibly related to another burglary the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office is … Read more
The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office announced that a driver had been arrested at a crash site on Old Whitley Road. A deputy with the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office arrested 36-year-old John Spears of London on December 22, 2023 around 9:57 p.m. Spears was taken into custody on Old Whitley Road near London after a deputy … Read more
The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 58-year-old man in relation to child sex crimes. A social media post from the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office explains that Leonard Hensley was arrested on Friday, December 1, 2023, at approximately 12:22 PM. Hensley was taken into custody off Sonny Lane roughly six miles south of London … Read more