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County eyes jail closure

March 28, 2021

Magistrates are considering the future of the Lewis County Detention Center following a sharp decrease in state inmates being housed there.

Lewis County Fiscal Court is considering the future of the Lewis County Detention Center.

That decision, to keep it Continue reading →

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Man charged with sexual abuse

December 7, 2018

Dennis K Brown

A Garrison man has been charged with first-degree sexual abuse following allegations he had sexually abused a teenager.

A spokesman with the Morehead Post of the Kentucky State Police said troopers investigated a complaint concerning the alleged sexual abuse of Continue reading →

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Officials looking for escaped inmate

October 18, 2016

Dennis K Brown

Shawn T. Ogden

Authorities are looking for a state inmate from the Lewis County Detention Center who walked away from a work detail today.
Sheriff Johnny Bivens said the inmate is Shawn Tyler Ogden, 20, of Frankfort.
Bivens said Ogden Continue reading →

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