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The following individuals have been indicated by the Grand Jury: April- 2026

NAME: Coty James Alford

DOB: April 1,1994

ADDRESS: 661 Richelieu Road, Morgantown, KY

CHARGES: Possession of firearm by convicted felon and persistent felony offender in the first degree

NAME: James L. Bratcher

DOB: December 9, 1980

ADDRESS: 1262 Leonard Oak Church Road, Morgantown, KY

CHARGES: Flagrant non-support

NAME: Raven Chester

DOB: January 10, 1997

ADDRESS: 155 Oak Hill Drive, Morgantown, KY

CHARGES: Complicity to robbery in the first degree, complicity to assault in the fourth-degree minor injury, and hindering prosecution or apprehension in the second degree

NAME: Ronnie D. Cockrell, Jr.

DOB: September 18, 2003

ADDRESS: 117 Dave Gaskey Lane, Morgantown, KY

CHARGES: Bail jumping in the first degree

NAME: Brittany Cornett

DOB: June 27, 1992

ADDRESS: 103 Hillside Drive, Morgantown, KY

CHARGES: Criminal abuse first-degree- child 12 or under (five counts), sexual abuse in the first-degree victim under 12 years of age (five counts), rape in the first-degree victim under 12 years of age, and criminal abuse first child 12 or under (five counts)

NAME: Ethan Davis

DOB: August 22, 2007

ADDRESS: 155 Oak Hill Drive, Morgantown, KY

CHARGES: Robbery in the first degree and assault in the fourth degree-minor injury

NAME: Gloria Edwards

DOB: October 21,1964

ADDRESS: 4004 Ike Everly Ave, Drakesboro, KY

CHARGES: Public intoxication, possession of a controlled substance in the first degree (meth), and theft by unlawful taking

NAME: Lynzie Embry-Jones

DOB: July 30, 1979

ADDRESS: 194 Logansport Road, Morgantown, KY

CHARGES: Assault in the second degree and persistent felony offender in the first degree

NAME: Cassandra K. Felty

DOB: August 20, 1989

ADDRESS: 2645 Russellville Road, Morgantown, KY

CHARGES: Complicity to commit burglary in the first degree

NAME: Tilford A. Flener Jr.

DOB: December 24, 1972

ADDRESS: 109 Jim Embry Drive, Morgantown, KY

CHARGES: Strangulation in the first-degree domestic violence, assault in the second degree domestic violence , unlawful imprisonment in the first degree, wanton endangerment in the first degree, terroristic threatening in the third degree, menacing, stalking in the second degree, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and kidnapping adult victim

NAME: Jeremiah L. Keen

DOB: November 15, 1989

ADDRESS: 320 Clay Street, Owensboro, KY

CHARGES: Fleeing or evading police in the first-degree motor vehicle (two counts), fleeing or evading police first degree on foot two counts, wanton endangerment in the first degree police officer, rear license not illuminated, license plate not legible, failure to or improper signal, no motorcycle operators license, failure of non owner to maintain required insurance, no/expired KY registration receipt, no tail lamps, receiving stolen property firearm, possession of defaced firearm, possession of a handgun by convicted felon, resisting arrest, assault in the third degree police/probation officer, criminal mischief in the second degree, criminal mischief in the second degree, crimal trespassing in the third degree three counts, tampering with physical evidence, destruction of vin number, persistent felony offender in the first degree, and no registration plates

NAME: Austin T. Kuprion

DOB: August 10, 1994

ADDRESS: 3997 Brooklyn Road, Morgantown, KY

CHARGES: Flagrant non-support

NAME: Gary L. Ranburger

DOB: March 15, 1963

ADDRESS: 2969 Brownsville Road, Morgantown, KY

CHARGES: Retaliating against a participant in the legal process, harassing communication, and disorderly conduct in the second degree

NAME: Daniel A. Smith

DOB: November 15, 1984

ADDRESS:935 Russellville Road, Morgantown, KY

CHARGES: Criminal mischief in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, assault in the second-degree domestic violence, wanton endangerment in the first degree two counts, attempted kidnapping minor,  assault in the fourth degree minor injury, persistent felony offender in the first degree, and criminal mischief in the first degree

NAME: Joseph W. Thomas

DOB: November18, 1986

ADDRESS: 416 North Patterson Street, Clarkson, KY

CHARGES: Bail jumping in the first degree and persistent felony offender in the first degree

NAME:  Jarrod Wilkerson

DOB: May 18, 1978

ADDRESS; 509 Dennis Way, Bowling Green, KY

CHARGES:  Kidnapping adult, assault in the second-degree domestic violence, fleeing or evading police in the first degree motor vehicle, wanton endangerment in the first degree, assault in the fourth degree domestic violence minor injury, theft of motor vehicle registration plate/decal, drug paraphernalia buy/possess, possession of a controlled substance in the first degree-second offense meth  and persistent felony offender in the first degree two counts

NAME:  Ray D. Williams

DOB: June 3, 1974

ADDRESS; 704 Glen Lily Road, Bowling Green, KY

CHARGES: Incest victim under 12 years of age two counts, sodomy in the first-degree victim under 12 years of age two counts, sexual abuse in the first-degree victim under 12 years of age eight counts, and persistent felony offender in the first degree

  Charges filed against the defendants are subject to change or dismissal by the state. The indictment against a person by a grand jury is an accusation only, and that person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.