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Kentucky State Police (KSP) arrested an 82-year-old Corbin man Wednesday morning for allegedly shooting his wife Tuesday night and then barricading himself into his home, according to his arrest citation. At approximately 6:07 a.m. KSP Trooper Matt Ridener arrested David Michael Holbrook at the Whitley County Detention Center charging him with first-degree assault (domestic violence) and resisting arrest. His bond has been set at $100,000 cash. The shooting allegedly happened at approximately 10 p.m. Tuesday near KY-90 approximately seven miles south of Corbin, according to the arrest citation. Ridener began investigating after receiving a call Holbrook had apparently been involved in a domestic dispute with his wife. The victim, who was identified as...

U.S. District Judge Robert Wier sentenced a local man Wednesday to 15 years in prison for the attempted production of child pornography in Whitley County four years ago. On June 13, 2022, BJ Thomason, 38, attempted to persuade a minor victim to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of that conduct, according to his indictment and a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Specifically, Thomason, utilized the TextNow messaging service to contact the victim. In a series of conversations, Thomason requested the minor victim send him sexually explicit pictures of the victim, after Thomason sent multiple sexually explicit pictures of himself, the release stated. Thomason...

Police have arrested a Corbin man in connection with a fatal shooting early Sunday morning in the North Corbin area. Corbin Police Detective Robbie Hodge arrested Mark Allen, 18, of Corbin, charging him with murder in the death of Dustin Deaton, 28, of Barbourville, according to a Corbin Police Department release. At approximately 1:30 a.m., Corbin police responded to a report of shots fired at Speedy Mart, which is located at the intersection of KY 3041 and US25. Officers determined an argument allegedly occurred between Allen and the victim. “The argument escalated, resulting in Allen allegedly shooting Deaton,” the release stated. With assistance from the Barbourville Police Department, Knox County Sheriff’s Office and...

The Corbin Police Department is conducting a "murder investigation" in connection with a fatal shooting during the early morning hours Sunday, according to a Corbin Police Department release. The incident occurred in a business parking lot in North Corbin. The victim has been identified as Dustin Deaton, 28, of Barbourville. He suffered a fatal gunshot wound, according to the release. Detective Robbie Hodge is continuing the investigation. Assisting at the scene were Patrolman First Class Brentley Patrick, Patrolman Jonas Saunders, the Corbin Fire Department, Knox County EMS, Kentucky State Police and the Knox County Coroner’s Office. “The Corbin Police Department offers its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Deaton during...

A Whitley Circuit Court Jury convicted a man on Wednesday for shooting his wife nearly three years ago during an incident in Corbin. Steward Peace’s first-degree assault trial began Monday and concluded Wednesday with jurors convicting Peace and recommending a 20-year prison sentence. “For three years, our victim patiently awaited justice for the life changing injuries she suffered at the hands of her husband. No number will fix the terror she went through, but we’re grateful to the jury that she was heard and vindicated. And I can’t thank her enough for … showing every victim of domestic violence that you can have the last say with your abuser,” said Commonwealth’s...

An escaped inmate in Whitley County is back in police custody.  Charles Blake Randle, 42, was caught near the intersection of Highway 2792 and KY92W approximately one mile from the detention center Monday evening, Whitley County Jailer Jason Wilson said. He had been on the run since escaping from the Whitley County Detention Center Sunday evening. Wilson said a Kentucky State Police officer was driving by and caught him right beside the road. He was arrested without further incident. KSP announced he was caught at approximately 9 p.m., and is being charged with first-degree escape, first-degree assault and attempted murder. Wilson noted there have been numerous law enforcement units actively looking for Randle since...

A Whitley County Detention Center inmate, who escaped from the facility Sunday evening, apparently did so around the same time as an incident where multiple detention center staff members were assaulted, according to a post on the detention center’s Facebook page. Charles Blake Randle, 42, was last seen having fled into a wooded area near the detention center on foot. He is described as a 6’1” white male weighing approximately 190 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes, according to Kentucky State Police. A coordinated search of the area is underway utilizing multiple law enforcement resources, including aviation and canine assets. The incident was reported to law enforcement at approximately 10:50...

An inmate escaped the Whitley County Detention Center Sunday evening.  According to a social media post from the Whitley County Sheriff's Department, at approximately 10:50 p.m. on Sunday, officers with the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, Williamsburg City Police, Corbin Police, Kentucky State Police, and multiple other local law enforcement agencies responded to the Whitley County Detention Center on KY HWY 92 West in Williamsburg following reports of a disturbance and inmate escape. Law enforcement identified the inmate as Charles Blake Randle, 42. He is described as a 6'1" white male weighing approximately 190 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes, according to Kentucky State Police. He was incarcerated in the...

A man died Friday following an incident with a skid steer on his property in Gray. At 12:58 p.m., Knox County Sheriff’s Lt. Sam Mullins responded to a single-vehicle fatality on US25E, according to a Knox County Sheriff’s Office release. After he got to the scene, Mullins determined a 78-year-old male operator of a skid steer had entered his property adjacent to a local store. “While the man was unloading items off of a trailer the skid steer came too close to a ditch line rolling over, impacting the individual,” the release stated. First responders removed the man from the equipment and performed CPR. He was later declared dead at Baptist Health Corbin. The...

A Saturday night single-vehicle crash in western London claimed the life of a Corbin man and two other young people and sent a fourth man to the hospital in critical condition. Passengers Duke Weddle, 18, of Corbin, and a 17-year old male from Rockcastle County, were both pronounced dead at the scene. A third man, Elijah Hammons, 18, of London, was transported by Ambulance Inc. of Laurel County to Saint Joseph Hospital in London for treatment of critical injuries. He was pronounced dead a short time later, according to a Laurel County Sheriff’s Department release. The Laurel County Coroner's Office has identified the 17-year-old as Landon Mullins of Mt. Vernon. The driver,...