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Police and Fire

  • Charges against man accused of shooting ex-wife’s friend amended

    Charges against a Bardstown man accused of shooting his ex-wife’s acquaintance in the shoulder last July have been amended. 

    Arthur K. Smith, 61, of Bardstown, was sentenced to five years in prison for assault under extreme emotional disturbance, a Class D felony, during Nelson County Circuit Court May 2.

    He was granted probation for a period of five years following set conditions, complete the Lighthouse Program on domestic violence and have no contact with Mark Mann, of Springfield, an acquaintance of Smith’s ex-wife, Nancy Ulrich.

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  • Jail Logs: May 8-9, 2013

    Editor's note: The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the Nelson County Jail. These are only a record of arrests. All individuals arrested are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record. The Kentucky Standard believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail.

    Jail logs, May 8-9, 2013

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  • Bank, BBB report phone phishing scam

    If you get a phone call, supposedly from your local bank, informing you that your debit card is about to expire or has been deactivated and asking you for your PIN, don’t take the bait.

    It isn’t your bank calling. It’s a phishing scam, said Davis Huston, senior vice president of  Wilson & Muir Bank of Bardstown.

    Wednesday the bank was inundated all day with calls from customers and others who said they received calls about their Visa Check cards, requesting information.

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  • Jail Logs: May 7-8, 2013

    Editor's note: The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the Nelson County Jail. These are only a record of arrests. All individuals arrested are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record. The Kentucky Standard believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail.

    Jail logs, May 7-8, 2013

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  • Texting and driving law difficult to enforce

    Bardstown Police Chief Rick McCubbin can’t remember the last time his department cited someone for texting and driving.

    Unless it’s completely obvious, McCubbin said, it is “virtually impossible to identify” if a person is texting and driving.

    With the proliferation of technology, people are constantly on the go and have a cell phone on hand.

    “We’re all guilty of it,” McCubbin noted.

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  • Jail logs, May 6-7, 2013

    Editor's note: The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the Nelson County Jail. These are only a record of arrests. All individuals arrested are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record. The Kentucky Standard believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail.

    Jail logs, April 6-7, 2013

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  • Jail logs, May 3-6, 2013

    Editor's note: The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the Nelson County Jail. These are only a record of arrests. All individuals arrested are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record. The Kentucky Standard believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail.

    Jail logs, May 3-6, 2013

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  • Jail logs, May 2-3, 2013

    Editor's note: The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the Nelson County Jail. These are only a record of arrests. All individuals arrested are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record. The Kentucky Standard believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail.

    Jail logs, May 2-3, 2013

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  • Police investigating alleged embezzlement at senior center

    Bardstown Police are investigating a woman who allegedly embezzled $11,000 from the Nelson County Senior Center.

    Wednesday afternoon police weren’t revealing much about the incident, just that they are interviewing people and the details about the incident are under investigation.

    The suspect, a part-time cook at the center, allegedly stole a credit card belonging to the center and spent up to $11,000 at several Walmart stores over the course of a month. 

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  • Man accused of trying to set fire to Broken Tee

    Burned newspaper and missing ceiling tiles helped police find a Bardstown man they suspect started a fire above the Broken Tee Nite Club last month. 

    The suspect, Leonard W. Phillips, appeared before Judge John S. “Jack” Kelley V Tuesday for a preliminary hearing, where Kelley determined there is probable cause to move the case to a grand jury.

    During the hearing, investigators outlined how they believe Phillips started a fire in his apartment above the Broken Tee Night Club and dropped it through a hole in his floor.

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