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The following individuals were indictment by the Butler County Grand Jury in May 2026:

Name: William Lane Fields

Address: 5913 Leonard Oak Road, Morgantown, KY

DOB: June 17, 1983

Charges: Retaliating against a participant in the legal process, assault in the fourth degree- minor injury, and criminal trespassing in the third degree

Name: Ethan Levi Johnson

Address: 100 Thomas Street, Morgantown, KY

DOB: June 30, 1995

Charges: Assault in the second degree-domestic violence and wanton endangerment in the first degree

Name: Corey Nunn

Address: 2522 Cravens Ave, Owensboro, KY

DOB: August 11, 1986

Charges: Fleeing or evading police in the first degree motor vehicle, wanton endangerment in the first degree, speeding 26 mph or > speed limit limited access, reckless driving and criminal mischief in the second degree

Name: Pragnaben Patel

Address: 701 Moss Creek Ct, Bowling Green, KY

DOB: June 21, 1979

Charges: Trafficking in hemp (> 5 lbs.), trafficking in marijuana 5 pounds or more, trafficking in synthetic drugs first offense, and possession of drug paraphernalia

Name: Benjamin A. Richardson

Address: Butler Co. Jail

DOB: March 15,1988

Charges: Criminal abuse in the first degree child 12 or under and persistent felony offender in the second 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.