Fayette Co. male charged in stabbing on Stacy Road

By John Estridge (From Probable Cause Affidavit and Press Release) Clinton W. Patrick, 46, was arrested Monday morning Nov. 21, at his Fayette County home and charged with burglarizing a home and stabbing a male on Stacy Road in Franklin County Sunday afternoon, Nov. 20. According to an Affidavit for Probable Cause filed by Franklin …

FC couple charged with several felonies after police allegedly found more than quarter pound of meth at their home

By John Estridge A husband and wife living in Franklin County were charged with Dealing in Methamphetamine, Possession of Methamphetamine and Maintaining a Common Nuisance following Franklin County Sheriff’s Department deputies serving arrest warrants at their Posey Township house. While serving the warrant, the deputies did not find the couple, but the deputies found the …

FCSD Deputy Dusty Hill injured during foot chase; Steven T. Lakes faces felony charges

By John Estridge A Franklin County resident with felony charges was recently charged with more felonies, including battery on a police officer. Steven T. Lakes, 44, was charged with Battery, as a Level 5 Felony; and Resisting Arrest, as a Level 6 Felony. That goes along with previous charges of Dealing in Methamphetamine, as a …

FC man accused of four felonies in the vehicular death of Jenni Fasbinder has Initial Hearing

By John Estridge A Franklin County man charged with four felonies and a Habitual Criminal addition to the charges in the vehicular death of Jenni Fasbinder had his initial hearing in Franklin Circuit Court Wednesday, August 18. Josh Trammell, 43, is charged with Causing Death when Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Schedule I or …

Josh Trammell back in jail

By John Estridge Josh Trammell was out of jail for less than a day before he was rearrested Friday morning, August 13. Trammell is charged with four felonies regarding the vehicular death of Virginia “Jenni” Fasbinder on July 7 of this year. Originally, charges were filed Thursday, August 12, and Trammell was quickly arrested. However, …

Brookville man charged with four felonies after a fatal accident blames the victim

By John Estridge A Brookville man charged with four felonies regarding a head-on collision on U.S. 52 and resulted in the death of the other driver claimed it was the other driver who crossed the centerline. Franklin County Prosecutor Chris Huerkamp charged Josh Trammell, 43, Brookville, with Operating a Vehicle under the Influence of a …

BPD: FC woman steals vehicle, waves to family who owns it, chased down by BPD and arrested

By John Estridge A Brookville family was sitting on their porch on Main Street early Thursday evening, May 20, when they saw one of their vehicles drive by on Main Street. The woman behind the wheel waved to them. After a vehicular chase involving the Brookville Police Department, Randi Meyer, 34, was arrested and later …