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.

The Rest Is History

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Book fun in the summer

Wally Thomas reads a children's book at Doodles Gallery as part of the annual Fleming County Reading Festival June 11 and 12.

Cow pool

At Bald Hill the cows found some relief from the 90 degree temperatures.

Injured motorcycle rider dies

Joseph Fite of Bunnell, Fla., injured June 1 in an accident near Poplar Plains involving a car and his motorcycle, died from his injuries June 10 at the UK Medical Center.

The accident is still under investigation by Trooper Chad Bowling.

Bear in the yard

Back yard bear in Fleming County

Barber granted shock probation

Toni G. Barber, incarcerated since Dec. 5, 2007, after being sentenced to seven years on one count of manslaughter and two years on one count of criminal abuse, was granted shock probation Friday by retired Senior Circuit Court Judge Lewis D. Nicholls.
The conditions of Barber’s release include an intensive 30-day drug rehabilitation program plus grief and depression counseling in Elizabethtown. Following her release from the facility, Nicholls has ordered Barber to perform community service work at the Hope Pregnancy Center in Morehead, maintain full-time employment or return to college, and attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings three times per week and participate in intensive out-patient treatments administered through Comprehend.
In addition, Barber is to establish a fund in the name of her deceased son, Kaleb Davis and to make annual donations to the fund in the amount of $1,000 for the next seven years, which is the number of years she was to serve in prison. She is also subject to random drug testing and home visits by her probation and parole officer. Barber's probation covers a five-year period.