Over 30 officers across the region hit the streets late Monday evening looking for 60 parents, who were wanted for not paying their child support in Whitley County.
Williamsburg Public Affairs Officer Shawn Jackson said that about 75 percent of the suspects were in Whitley County, and that the remainder was spread out in surrounding counties, such as Knox, Laurel, McCreary and Campbell County, Tenn.
Williamsburg police and the Kentucky State Police began staging the operation about 8 p.m. Monday at the Williamsburg Tourism and Convention Center where the suspects were brought in for processing after they were arrested. Officers then hit the streets in mass about 10 p.m. looking for the suspects, who were wanted in most cases on flagrant non-support warrants or on contempt of court charges for failing to pay child support.
Corbin police and the Knox County Sheriff’s Department also assisted in rounding up suspects either in the northern end Whitley County or in Knox County.
After the suspects were processed at the tourism center, Whitley County Detention Center staff transported them to jail.
For additional details, see Wednesday’s edition of the News Journal.
