Moore convicted

On June 17, 2008, a Fleming County Jury found Jody Lee Moore guilty of First Degree Fleeing/Evading Police while his operator’s license had been suspended for driving under the influence, Second Degree Fleeing/Evading Police and Second Degree Persistent Felony Offender.  On December 22, 2007, Moore, age 35, fled from the police when he failed to stop at a vehicle traffic check point in Cowan.  After a high speed chase, Moore drove to his residence and then fled on foot.  Moore was not apprehended and later turned himself in to Fayette County authorities.
During the one-day trial, Moore’s attorney argued that Moore was misidentified by law enforcement officers and the girlfriend who was found in the vehicle.  The law enforcement officers and Moore’s girlfriend all identified Mr. Moore as being the individual driving the vehicle.  Moore’s sister testified that her brother had called her from Maysville during the time of the law enforcement chase in Cowan.  She also testified that she picked her brother up in Maysville.  At the conclusion of the trial, the Fleming County jury found Moore guilty and sentenced him to three years imprisonment on the charge of First Degree Fleeing/Evading Police, and 12 months imprisonment, with a $500.00 fine, on the charge of Second Degree Fleeing/Evading Police. Due to his prior felony offense of Third Degree Rape, he was later found guilty of being a Second Degree Persistent Felony Offender and sentenced to the maximum penalty of ten (10) years imprisonment in lieu of the three-year sentence.  Judge Stockton Wood, Fleming Circuit Court, ordered Moore be held at the Mason County Detention Center and directed that a Pre-Sentence Investigation Report be prepared.  Final sentencing has been tentatively set for August 1, 2008, in Fleming County.
Moore was prosecuted by Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney, Gary W. Adkins.  The defendant was represented by Hon. Debra Rigg, of Maysville.  The criminal charges were investigated by Trooper Eugene Robinson, KSP Post 8, and Deputies Jared Wagner and Deputy Sheriff Bud Lyons, of the Fleming County Sheriff’s office.