LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Justin Taylor along with Deputy James Fox and Deputy Tommy Houston arrested Leslie Foister age 35 of London early Sunday morning May 31, 2020 at approximately 2:38 AM.

LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's K-9 Deputy Gary Mehler along with Deputy Travis Napier arrested Sadie F. Thorpe age 36 of London on Thursday night May 28, 2020 at approximately 7:08 PM.

LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root along with Maj. Chuck Johnson, Capt. Robbie Grimes, Lieut. Chris Edwards, Detective James Sizemore, and Detective Bryon Lawson investigated a drug trafficking complaint on Lonely Pines Road, approximately 12 miles north of London on Thursday afternoon May 28, 2020 at approximately 1:06 PM.

'These demonstrations began with the notion that basic physical safety and legal protections must be non-negotiable for every single American, bar none. That American liberty and the rule of law must be universal truths for all, not special privileges for some. That point is absolutely right. That is a righteous and important mission. And it is exactly why these senseless and destructive riots need to end. Not next week. Not tomorrow night. Right now.'

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding ongoing protests and riots throughout the nation:"Americans from coast to coast have been grieved and horrified by the killings of African-American citizens: Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, Breonna Taylor in my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, and George Floyd in Minneapolis.

FRANKFORT, KY - A Lawrenceburg, Kentucky man, William Richard Smith, was sentenced in federal court Thursday, May 28, 2020 to 360 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, after previously being convicted at trial of receiving, distributing, and possessing child pornography.

Kathie Huff (Photo: Pulaski County Detention Center)

LONDON, KY - A Somerset, Kentucky, woman, Kathie Huff, was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 to 68 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, after previously pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute more than 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.  Huff was the final defendant to be sentenced in this case.