crime in macon county – Macon County Chronicle (2024)

By Jessie Williams The TBI and the United States Marshals Service assisted the Macon County Sheriff’s Office and Lafayette Police Department with a sex offender compliance operation on April 9 & 10, dubbed ‘Operation Overwatch.’ Out of 41 offenders contacted by law enforcement, 27 were found to be in compliance. Thirteen were found to…

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By Jessie Williams A wanted 28-year-old Bethpage man was arrested on drug charges by Macon County law enforcement last week and given a bond of $100,000. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by Sergeant Clinton Friar, he was on patrol during the early morning hours of April 1, 2024, when he observed a vehicle…

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By Jessie Williams The family of a juvenile female reported 63-year-old Charles Anthony West to local law enforcement on February 17, 2024 for the continuous sexual abuse of a child over the course of at least three years. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by Detective Robert Jacoby of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department,…

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By Jessie Williams A 27-year-old Adolphus, Kentucky, man is behind bars after local law enforcement seized approximately 266 grams of methamphetamine, along with other drugs, during a traffic stop last Saturday, March 2. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by Sergeant Clinton Friar, the officer observed a tan, Chevy truck traveling north on Hwy…

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By Jessie Williams Lafayette resident and registered sex offender, Elvis Scott, was arrested on February 20, 2024 after local law enforcement discovered he had knowledge of, and distributed, a video of a minor involved in a sexual act. According to the affidavit of complaint, written by Detective ElliotSandifer of the Macon County Sheriffs Department, detectives…

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By Jessie Williams A Red Boiling Springs woman is accused of providing a false alibi to law enforcement in order to help a man avoid arrest. According to the affidavit of complaint, 32-year-old Amber Elizabeth Henderson had knowledge that Ron Kendrick, also of Red Boiling Springs, had broken into Christine’s Kitchen and stolen a safe…

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By Jessie Williams Lafayette police officers arrested three individuals on drug and child abuse charges last week following a traffic stop. According to the affidavit of complaint, Officer Zachary Hanson initiated the traffic stop on Scottsville Rd. after observing a black car driving the wrong way on the Lafayette Public Square. The driver, 24-year-old Kameron…

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By Jessie Williams Two men were arrested last week after local law enforcement discovered approximately 48.7 grams of methamphetamine in their hotel room. According to a report by Lafayette Police Department Sergeant Aaron Colter, he observed a black Dodge Durango with a missing bumper traveling on Highway 52 East and initiated a traffic stop at…

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By Jessie Williams A 40-year-old Red Boiling Springs man was arrested last week after local law enforcement discovered methamphetamine hidden inside the carseat his child was sitting in during a traffic stop. According to a report filed by Detective Jeff Hix of the Lafayette Police Department, Ron Carson Kendrick was found to have a baggy…

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By Jessie Williams A 48-year-old Red Boiling Springs man is facing a long list of drug charges following a probation search at his Whitcher Hollow Rd. apartment. According to a report filed by Sergeant Clint Friar of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, he arrived at 130 Whitcher Hollow Rd. around 10:30 pm on January 12,…

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