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Two unrelated cases involving child sexual abuse material (CSAM) came before Calloway District Court Tuesday morning. A former Murray Police Department detective sergeant already facing felony …

A Calloway County grand jury met Friday and indicted Russell Cleaver on charges of murder, third-degree assault and first-degree criminal mischief in two separate but related cases. Days earlier, the …

Justin Swope, the former Murray Police Department detective sergeant already facing 38 felony charges …

A Murray man who pleaded guilty to murder in the 2023 death of a 17-month-old girl was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years …

The former Murray High School teacher who was charged last year after a former student came forward with new evidence pleaded guilty Tuesday to third-degree rape and first-degree sexual …

Woman dies weeks after Sunset Drive shooting

The woman wounded in an Aug. 17 shooting at a Sunset Drive residence has died, according to a public social media post by her daughter. …

Murray State University regents were told during their annual retreat last week that emails and text messages kept exclusively on their personal accounts or devices are not subject to Kentucky’s …

A Murray man charged with attempted murder in the Aug. 17 shooting of his estranged wife is facing three additional felony charges for his alleged conduct after he was detained. Russell Cleaver, …

A Murray man was arraigned in Calloway District Court Tuesday following a shooting Monday on Sunset Drive that left his estranged wife hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the chest. Russell …

Murder, complicity to arson charges against Rosson advance in Bebber case

Calloway District Judge Randall Hutchens found probable cause Wednesday to advance murder and complicity to first-degree arson charges against the second man charged with murder in connection with Lisa Bebber’s death. …

Murray State football player arrested for sexual abuse; records scrubbed

Murray State University is short one Racer on their football team following an arrest earlier in the week, with his stats and existence on the university’s websites removed. According to the …

MPD documented concerns about Swope and teen years before his arrest

In January 2019, the Murray Police Department investigated one of its own officers over his communications with a 15-year-old girl. Officer Justin Swope had told the girl over Snapchat that he …

Trigg grand jury indicts Swope on eight felony counts

Former Murray Police Department detective Justin Swope now faces 38 felony charges involving the same minor after a Trigg County grand jury returned an eight-count indictment Tuesday. The indictment …

Second man charged with murder, arson in Bebber death; third person arrested

The investigation into Lisa Bebber’s death took a significant turn Friday when a man – already accused …

Second man charged in ongoing Bebber death investigation

The case surrounding the death of Lisa Bebber widened this week with a second arrest connected to the May 19 fire at her Almo home. Jason Rosson, 49, of Murray, is not charged with murder or …

‘Cowboy Cody’ arraigned on felony meth charge

Jonathan “Cody” Mason had no criminal record before bizarre encounters with the law involving a mule and a raccoon brought him national notoriety and several misdemeanor convictions. Cowboy hat …

Grand jury indicts Swope on 30 charges involving a minor

A Calloway County grand jury indicted former Murray Police Department detective Justin Swope Friday on 27 additional felony sex-crime counts involving a minor, bringing the total number of charges in …

Repeat offenders charged in Murray hotel rape

Editor’s note: This article includes descriptions of sexual assault that some may find disturbing. Two men whose criminal histories are marked by violence against women were arraigned Tuesday in …

Lockhart released on shock probation after 63 days in jail

Following her first court appearance in an orange jail jumpsuit and restraints, Leslie Lockhart was released Monday after Calloway Circuit Judge Andrea Moore granted her motion for shock probation. …

Kirksey arsonist arrested for theft, murder in Calloway

The Calloway County Sheriff's Office arrested a man on Wednesday, allegedly in connection with the Almo house fire that claimed the life of Lisa Bebber on May 19. That man is Jody Smith, 63, of …

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