LONDON, KY — London Police Chief Jerry Hollon is reporting that, after an extensive investigation, the London Police Department Investigation Section was able to identify Roberta Padgett, age 47 of New York as the wanted suspect.
After identifying Padgett as the suspect, the London Police Department received information of a possible location on Padgett.
In working in conjunction with the La Grange Police Department, Padgett was placed under arrest.
Padgett was wanted out of nine (9) different states and having seven (7) outstanding warrants out of Kentucky. At this time, the matter is still under investigation.
Roberta Padgett was served on numerous warrants to include charges out of London/Laurel County, KY for:
- Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument 1st Degree (Identify)
- Theft by Deception - Include Cold Checks $1,000 < $10,000
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The following list of charges is from the Oldham County Detention Center's website and ClayCoNews has included it for the purpose of showing the criminal activity this suspect is alleged to currently be or has been involved in.
The below offenses may or may not all be active or may or may not all be related to the the above arrest and it's possible that some could have previously been resolved. However, they all show the same arrest date. Some are for District Court and others are for Circuit Court.
CHARGES:
- THEFT BY DECEPTION-INCLUDE COLD CHECKS $1,000 < $10,000
- DISPLAY OR POSS OF CANCELLED OR FICTITIOUS OPER LI
- CRIMINAL POSS OF FORGED INSTR 2ND DEGREE(IDENTIFY
- FORGERY, 2ND DEGREE
- FLEEING OR EVADING POLICE, 2ND DEGREE
- GIVING OFFICER FALSE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
- FAILURE TO APPEAR
- FAILURE TO APPEAR
- CRIMINAL POSS OF FORGED INSTR 2ND DEGREE(IDENTIFY
- THEFT BY DECEPTION-INCLUDE COLD CHECKS $1,000 < $10,000— THEFT OF IDENTITY OF ANOTHER W/O CONSENT— FORGERY, 2ND DEGREE— THEFT BY DECEPTION-INCLUDE COLD CHECKS $1,000 < $10,000
- THEFT OF IDENTITY OF ANOTHER W/O CONSEN
- CRIMINAL POSS OF FORGED INSTR 1ST DEGREE (IDENTIFY
- THEFT BY DECEPTION-INCLUDE COLD CHECKS $1,000 < $10,000
- FUGITIVE (WARRANT NOT REQUIRED)
- CRIMINAL POSS OF FORGED INSTR 2ND DEGREE(IDENTIFY
- THEFT OF IDENTITY OF ANOTHER W/O CONSENT
- CRIMINAL POSS OF FORGED INSTR 2ND DEGREE(IDENTIFY
- THEFT OF IDENTITY OF ANOTHER W/O CONSENT
- THEFT BY DECEPTION-INCLUDE COLD CHECKS $10,000 OR MORE
- CRIMINAL POSS OF FORGED INSTR 2ND DEGREE(IDENTIFY
- FUGITIVE (WARRANT NOT REQUIRED)
This individual is being held in the Oldham County Detention Center.
Photo of the accused is courtesy of the Oldham County Detention Center.
All arrests are preliminary investigations. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
