The husband of a local day care owner accused of abusing a 2-year-old child has pleaded not guilty to threatening an employee at the facility.
Twenty-nine-year-old William Fore of Woodbine is charged with one count of intimidating a participant in the legal process.
The arrest warrant was issued following an investigation by Kentucky State Police Trooper Sammy Farris, soon after Fore’s wife, Tracy, was arrested on April 10 for allegedly placing a beanbag chair on a top of the child and sitting on it while she worked on her computer.
According to the warrant, William Fore allegedly called Rainbow and Lolli Pops Day Care and began asking the employee questions about his wife’s arrest.
Fore allegedly asked who took the picture that was turned over to police and when the employee replied that she didn’t know, he responded, “I’ll find out and take care of the situation.”
William Fore allegedly called several times that day.
William Fore is scheduled to return to Knox District Court on May for a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is probable cause to present the case to the grand jury.
Fore, who was arrested on the warrant at his home on April 16, has posted a $5,000 fully secured bond. As a condition of his bond, he is to have no contact with the daycare or any of the employees.
Under Kentucky law, the charge is a class D felony, carrying a potential sentence of one to five years in prison.
