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Plot to smuggle drugs into Kentucky jail discovered, officials say
POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A plot to smuggle drugs into a Kentucky jail has been broken up. Officials in Eastern Kentucky say they uncovered a plan to smuggle drugs into the Powell County Detention Center. The jail says Rex White of Louisville has been an inmate at the facility...
Officials say they uncover plot to smuggle drugs into Eastern Kentucky jail
(TNS) Jail officials say they recently uncovered a scheme involving an inmate and an outside accomplice to smuggle drugs into an Eastern Kentucky detention center. The scheme took place at the Powell County Detention Center in Stanton. The jail said Rex White, a Louisville native who had been incarcerated at the jail since 2023, allegedly conspired with Antwan Earsery, of Danville, to sneak drugs into the jail via the transfer section.
Police in Powell Co. arrest shooting suspect
POWELL CO., Ky. (WYMT/WKYT) - Police arrested Michael Wilson, of Indiana, after he was wanted in a shooting involving a minor. The incident reportedly happened Monday morning. According to officials with the Stanton Police Department, Wilson had been traveling with a female companion. They also said he had been considered...
Multiple hurt after crash involving cement truck in Powell Co.
STANTON, Ky. (WKYT) - At least three people are hurt after a cement truck crashed in Powell County. Stanton police say the truck hit a car. Three people were rushed to the hospital, but we don’t know the extent of their injuries. Drivers are asked to avoid the area...
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