FRANKFORT, KY – Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Friday, April 21, 2023 announced Monroe County Constable James "Darrell" Jackson and six other Monroe and Barren County residents were indicted by a Monroe County grand jury for election law violations and other crimes related to the 2022 primary election.
After the Attorney General's Election Fraud Hotline received a tip regarding suspected election law violations in Monroe County, the Attorney General's Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI) conducted an investigation. On April 20, 2023, a Monroe County grand jury returned a 40-count indictment charging seven Monroe and Barren County residents with crimes related to the 2022 primary election.
According to the indictment, on May 17, 2022, Darrell Jackson, Sherrye Jackson, Lisa Jackson, and Mary Jackson committed the offence of Engaging in Organized Crime by unlawfully conspiring as part of a criminal syndicate to purchase votes to influence the 2022 primary election.
James "Darrell" Jackson, 60, of Tompkinsville was indicted on one count of Engaging in Organized Crime (Class B Felony) and five counts of Making or Receiving Expenditures for Voting (Class D Felony).
Sherrye Jackson, 48, of Tompkinsville was indicted on one count of Engaging in Organized Crime (Class B Felony) and one count of Perjury First Degree (Class D Felony).
Lisa Jackson, 35, of Mount Hermon was indicted on one count of Engaging in Organized Crime (Class B Felony) and 17 counts of Making or Receiving Expenditures for Voting (Class D Felony). She was also charged with one count of Persistent Felony Offender First Degree.
Mary Jackson, 23, Tompkinsville was indicted on one count of Engaging in Organized Crime (Class B Felony), one count of Forgery Second Degree (Class D Felony), and six counts of Making or Receiving Expenditures for Voting (Class D Felony).
Tommy McClendon 69, of Tompkinsville was indicted on four counts of Making or Receiving Expenditures for Voting (Class D Felony).
Bonnie McClendon, 67, of Tompkinsville was indicted on one count of Perjury First Degree (Class D Felony), and two counts of Making or Receiving Expenditures for Voting (Class D Felony).
Leslie Jackson, 36, of Summer Shade, in Barren County, was indicted on a single count of Wrongful Registration (Class D Felony).
The case was investigated by Attorney General Cameron's Department of Criminal Investigations and was presented to the grand jury by Assistant Attorney General Eric Finke of the Special Prosecutions Unit.
The charges in an indictment are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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