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By Cecil Lawson
KyNewsGroup
cecil@kynewsgroup.com
A Rowan County man ac-
cused of arson in two March
house fires pied not guilty
in his first appearance last
week in Bath Circuit Court
on Thursday.
Gene Allen Glover, 55, of
Clearfield, was arraigned
before Circuit Judge William
Lane. He was represented
by attorney Steve Nell, who
stood in for attorney Grover
Carrington. Nell entered a
plea of not guilty, and a jury
trial date was set for Febru-
ary 3 and 4, 2014, with a pre-
trial conference scheduled
for August 15.
Glover remains lodged
in the Montgomery Co. Re-
gional Jail on $500,000 cash
bond.
Glover is accused of set-
ring fire to two unoccupied
residences in the early
morning hours of March
20. He was arrested over
a month later in Aberdeen,
Ohio, where he was found in
a residence that contained
a half ounce of heroin, a
loaded handgun, and drug
packaging and distribution
materials, as well as $15,000
cash.
His case was bound over
to the Bath Grand Jury,
which issued an indict-
ment against him on June
6. He was charged with
two counts of burglary, two
counts of arson, and twenty-
one counts of wanton endan-
germent, for allegedly set-
ring fire to two residences,
one near Salt Lick, and one
located in Polksville, both
located less than two miles
from one another on U. S. 60
East. The wanton endanger-
ment charges stem from the
involvement of a number of
fire fighters from both Salt
Lick and Owingsville Volun-
teer Fire Departments who
bravely brought both blazes
under control, putting them-
selves in danger in the pro-
cess.
Kentucky State Police ar-
son investigator Det. Shane
Barnes noted in Glover's ar-
rest warrant that Glover had
made statements to his ex-
wife "during their marriage
that he would burn down
their home if he found she
had cheated on him."
One of the residences, a
mobile home, was identifed
as the home of Shelli Knipp,
Glover's ex-wife. The other
residence was identified as
belonging to the heirs of
Flossie Maze.
A 1996 Jeep Cherokee
found stuck in the mud at
the scene of the fire at the
Maze residence was identi-
fied in the arrest warrant as
belonging to Pammy Russell
of Versailles. Det. Barnes
noted that she was a "fam-
ily friend" and had recently
sold the vehicle to Glover.
"Suspicious materials"
found inside the vehicle in-
cluded a blow torch, paper
towels, and a gas can lid. A
gas can was found across
the road from the fire at the
Maze home, and another
case can was found at the
Knipp residence.
The arrest warrant also
indicated that an individual
was allegedly with Glover at
the time he was accused of
setting both fires and that a
digitally recorded statement
was taken from hm.
Glover is next scheduled
to appear in court on August
15 for a pre-trial conference.
All persons are presumed
innocent until proven guilty
or pleading guilty in a court
of law.
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By Cecil Lawson
KyNewsGroup
cecil@kynewsgroup.com
Three area men charged
with allegedly engag-
ing trafficking in over
fifty pounds of marijuana
through the mail were ar-
raigned Thursday morning
in Bath Circuit Court.
Roberto Abalos, of Mt.
Sterling, and Felipe Perez
and Cesar Ricardo, both of
Owingsville, were all indict-
ed on June 6 by the Bath
Grand Jury after their case
was bound over from Dis-
trict. Court =by~J~kdKe Don
Blair.
They were indicted on
one count of each of traf-
ticking in marijuana, over
five pounds, when they al-
legedly received a large
package through "the mail,
delivered by undercover
Kentucky State Police offi-
cers, at a home located on
Ramey Road in Sharpsburg
on May 2.
The package had been
deemed suspicious by post
office employees in Lexing-
ton, and law enforcement
officers with the Lexing-
ton Metro Police and Ken-
tucky State Police Drug
Enforcement/Special Inves-
tigations determined that it
was likely to be marijuana
through-the use of a drug-
Mariiuama
cont. on pg. 8
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photo by Cecil Lawson
Three men suspected of trafficking in marijuana through the mail, from left, in orange jail uniforms, Roberto
Abalos,-Fetipe Per~, and Cesar Ricardo, appeared before=Judge-A~/illiam Lane fSlr their arraignments Thursday
morning in Bath Circuit Court. They remain lodged in the Montgomery County Regional Jail on $15,000 bond
each.
COMMONWEALTH'S ATI'ORNEY'S OFFICE TO
SEEK REVOCATION OF PROBATION
COUNTY
photo by Cecil Lawson
Jamie George, left, appeared before Judge William Lane Thursday for a motion
hearing with his attorney, public advocate Jay Barrett, right. The Commonwealth's
Attorney had filed a motion to revoke George's probation. George is currently
serving out a five year probated sentence for multiple counts of drug trafficking
dating back to 2010. A probation revocation hearing was set for July 3 in Menifee
Circuit Court.
By Cecil Lawson
KyNewsGroup
cecil@kynewsgroup.com
A Sharpsburg man previ-
ously convicted of drug traf-
ficking is headed back to
court in July.
Jamie George, of Sharps-
burg, pied guilty in February
to multiple drug trafficking
charges stemming from a
2010 incident involving the
overdose death of 17 year old
Brianna Brown in Midland.
He was sentenced in March,
along with Co-defendant Jen-
nifer Blankenship, to three
years and received a probated
sentence of five years as part
of a plea deal.
George also pled guilty to
a 2012 DUI incident in which
he was found to be carrying a
concealed.weapon.
Despite his conviction for
these charges, George was
once again arrested in May
for allegedly stealing an 18
foot trailer in Nicholas Coun-
ty and selling it to a pawn
shop in Nicholasville. He
was arrested by the Nicholas
County Sheriff's Office and
placed in the Bourbon Coun-
ty Detention Center but was
later released on bond.
He was later arrested for
violating the conditions of his
probation and is currently be-
ing lodged in the Montgom-
ery County Regional Jail. He
is set to be arraigned in Nich-
olas Circuit Court on July 1.
According to Asst. Com-
monwealth's Attorney Au-
tumn Dmytrewycz, their of-
rice's "hands were tied" by
a plea deal given to Robert
Goodpaster, a co-defendant
of George and Blankenship in
the 2010 case by. the previous
Commonwealth's Attorney
Keen Johnson. Goodpaster
pled guilty to multiple drug
trafficking charges in Sep-
tember 2010 in exchange for
four years' probation and the
dropping of a manslaughter
charge in the death of Brown.
The Commonwealth's At-
torney's Office filed a motion
to revoke George's probation,
and in Bath Circuit Court
on Thursday, Judge William
Lane set a date for a probation
revocation hearing on July 3
in Rowan County.
Public advocate Jay Barrett
was appointed as his attorney
for this latest incident.
During his Thursday hear-
ing, George told Judge Lane
that he "was set up to fail."
By Eric Tolson
KyNewsGroup
eric@kynewsgroup.com
Bath County School
Board members listened to
a pilot program presenta-
tion by Supt. Harvey Tack-
ett and approved a number
of motions related to the
Owingsville Elementary
School renovation project
on Monday evening at the
regular June board meet-
ing.
The meeting opened with
a Capstone Presentation
from Supt. Tackett. Tackett
spoke to those present in
regards to his educational
plans for the students of
Bath County during the
2013-2014 school year.
"I came on board on No-
vember 12th as Superin-
tendent for Bath County
Schools," said Tackett.
"Part of my requirement for
the first year was the Super-
intendent Pilot Standards.
A part of this requirement
tonight was a Capstone Pre-
sentation, which I'll show
you tonight."
As the lights in the room
dimmed, Tackett began his
presentation. The theme
of the presentation was
"Lighting a Fire."
"I believe in lighting a
fire. It will take all of us to
make sure our kids have
an education," he said. "I
believe that not one, but all
of our kids can learn. All of
us in here tonight are edu-
cators, and we owe it to our
children to put them first
in every decision that we
make."
Tackett stated that there
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tality in the school, and that
parents and teachers need
to do everything within
their power to help students
and ensure their success.
"Our goal is to reach
proficiency in the state of
Kentucky for our children's
sake. We can't let even one
student fall through the
cracks. Together, we can
make a difference," he said.
"I believe that it is attitude
that really makes the differ-
ence."
Following Tackett's pre-
sentation was the approving
of several consent items. A
motion was made by Board
Member Sandy Crouch to
approve the following: the
minutes of the May 20th
meeting, the May 2013 Fi-
nancial Report, claims, the
personnel report, fundrais-
ing, out of state travel ex-
penses, to pay the end of
year bills for June 30th, the
school board to attend the
KSBA Summer Leadership
Institute and to accept do-
nations valued at more than
$1,000. Also, Crouch made
a motion to discuss the bud-
get amendment request, as
well as the Superintendent
work contract calendar
for 2012-13, later on in the
meeting due to a possible
lengthy discussion. These
motions were seconded by
Board Member Barbara Ra-
zor. The motion passed.
Next, Crouch made a mo-
tion to approve bid package
number one for the Owings-
ville Elementary School.
Razor seconded the motion
and the motion passed.
Crouch then motioned to
approve the revised BG-3
for Owingsville Elementary
School Project.
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sec-
onded the motion and the
motion passed.
Next, Hurschell Rawlings
motioned to approve Codell
Construction's 100% CD
Budget and Logistics plan
for the Owingsville Elemen-
tary School project. Razor
seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimous-
ly.
Rawlings then motioned
to approve the 100% CD set
and exterior and interior
finishes for the Owingsville
Elementary School project.
Razor seconded the motion
and the motion passed.
Rawlings then motioned
to approve the proposal for
special inspections for the
Owingsville Elementary
School Project. The motion
was seconded by Razor and
passed unanimously.
Crouch then motioned
to renew contracts for the
following: Property & Ca-
sualty Insurance, Student
Insurance, Workman's
Compensation Insurance,
diesel and gas. Rawlings
seconded the motion and
the motion passed.
Next, Chairperson Shelly
Sanders motioned to adver-
tise a bid for fire alarm/
fire extinguishers service
for the 2013-14 school year.
Rawlings seconded the mo-
tion and the motion passed.
Rawlings then motioned
to approve the annual one-
year emergency and provi-
sional certification teachers
for the 2013-14 school year.
Crouch seconded the mo-
tion and the motion passed.
Superintendent
cont. on pg. 8
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