MURRAY – Following his extradition to Kentucky late last week, the Florida man charged in a Murray juvenile rape case made his first appearance Tuesday in Calloway District Court for arraignment.
Shane White, 34, of Pensacola, Fla., faces one count of first-degree rape, a Class B felony punishable by 10 to 20 years in prison.
White was arrested April 8 at a construction site in Panama City Beach, Fla., and held without bond in the Bay County Jail, pending extradition, local TV station WJHG reported. According to the Calloway County Detention Center website, he was booked into the facility Friday.
At Tuesday’s arraignment, Calloway District Judge Randall Hutchens left the $100,000 cash bond set last week in place, appointed the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy to represent White and scheduled a preliminary hearing for Wednesday, May 6, at 9 a.m.
According to the charging documents in the case, the Murray Police Department (MPD) began its investigation in January after receiving a report that a juvenile had disclosed alleged sexual abuse during a therapy session.
Lotus, the designated children’s advocacy and sexual violence resource center for the Purchase Area, attempted to conduct a forensic interview at the time, but the juvenile “quickly shut down,” not wanting to talk. It was determined that another interview would be conducted at a later date.
In February, MPD received another report concerning the same juvenile from an individual who is not identified in court documents. According to an affidavit filed with the complaint warrant, that report stated the juvenile disclosed being sexually assaulted by White multiple times over a two-year period and further disclosed that she had to be around him again recently and it made her uncomfortable.
Lotus conducted a second forensic interview in March. During that interview, the juvenile “made a full disclosure” regarding a sexual assault that allegedly occurred in December 2025.
Florida court records show that MPD submitted its request to enter White into the National Crime Information Center database on April 2. The next day, MPD officers arrested another individual in connection with the investigation.
Samantha White, 35, of Murray, was charged with first-degree perjury, a Class D felony, and second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor, a Class A misdemeanor. According to court filings in her case, investigators allege that she lied under oath during confidential proceedings in family court, obstructed the investigation by instructing the juvenile not to speak about the allegations without her being present and failed to ensure Shane White had no contact with the alleged victim.
At a hearing in Calloway District Court earlier this month, Samantha White waived her rights to a preliminary hearing and grand jury indictment, sending the case directly to circuit court. Before the hearing concluded, Hutchens reduced White’s cash bond from $50,000 to $5,000 after being advised of an agreement between prosecutors and the defense. She posted bond later that day.
Samantha White will be arraigned in Calloway Circuit Court on Monday, May 4, at 8:30 a.m.
Individuals charged with crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
