18 Counts of Sexual Exploitation of Minor
By Jessie Williams A 29-year-old Westmoreland man was arrested last week after being indicted on 18 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor by a Macon County Grand Jury on June 3, 2024. According to Macon County Detective Jacob McClard, the 18 charges come in addition to 17 charges of aggravated sexual exploitation of a…
Read More12 Bags of Meth Found In Man’s Bedroom
By Jessie Williams A 46-year-old Westmoreland man was found to have 12 bags of methamphetamine in his bedroom after local law enforcement executed a search warrant on June 5, 2024. According to the affidavit of complaint Macon County Detective Jacob McClard, along with other deputies and detectives, executed the search warrant at 1891 Clifty Road,…
Read MoreConvicted Felon on Probation Arrested During Traffic Stop
By Jessie Williams A May 21 traffic stop ended with the arrest of a convicted felon from Scottsville, Kentucky. According to a report filed by Macon County Deputy Jacob Lopata, the officer was parked stationary at D&G Tire around 8:18 pm when he observed a white Chevy Silverado with a non-functioning tail light. The officer…
Read MoreChild Pornography Found on Man’s Cell Phone
By Jessie Williams A Macon County man was arrested last week after child pornography was extracted from his cell phone by Secret Service agents. Events leading up to the arrest began on Friday. April 19, when a sex offender compliance check was performed at a Maple Lane residence in Westmoreland. Living at the residence were…
Read MoreCelebrate Hospital Week 2024: Join Us in Honoring Our Healthcare Heroes!
Dear Community Members, We are delighted to announce that Hospital Week 2024 is officially underway! From now until May 18th, we have a series of exciting events and activities planned to honor and celebrate the incredible dedication and hard work of our healthcare professionals. Hospital Week is a special time to recognize the invaluable contributions…
Read MoreArson Suspect Says God Told Her to Start Fire
By Jessie Williams A Hartsville woman arrested for arson and burglary, told law enforcement it was God who told her to start a fire that caused significant damage to a Howell Road residence. According to the report filed by Detective Byron Butcher of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, 29-year-old Savannah Brook Rhodes entered the uninhabited…
Read MoreMan Exposes Himself to Juveniles in Parking Lot
By Jessie Williams Twenty-nine-year-old Cody Dewayne Chastain, of Westmoreland, was charged with indecent exposure and two counts of soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor after exposing himself to a woman and two female juveniles. According to a report filed by Detective Jeff Hix of the Lafayette Police Department, Chastain was sitting inside his vehicle in…
Read MoreSon Charged in Arson of Disabled Father’s Home
By Jessie Williams A Lafayette man has been charged with arson after allegedly starting a fire in the crawl space of his disabled father’s home in 2023. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by Macon County Detective Byron Butcher, 30-year-old Troy ‘Hayden’ White intentionally started the fire underneath his father’s home on July 15,…
Read MoreMan Arrested for Theft & Scrapping of Vehicles
By Jessie Williams A suspect was interviewed and arrested after five vehicles were stolen from a woman and her father at a residence on Skillet Creek Road. The woman told law enforcement the property had been broken into and the titles to the five vehicles, kept inside the house, were gone. During the course of…
Read MoreSex Offender Caught with Child Pornography
By Jessie Williams A 59-year old Westmoreland man was arrested last week during an ongoing sex offender compliance check being conducted by local law enforcement. According to a report filed by Macon County Detective Robert Jacoby, Deputy Tim Freeman arrived at the Maple Lane residence of sex offender Paul Price on April 19, 2024. The…
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