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A2 News-Democrat LeaDer, Friday, April 10, 2020 Paxton Media Group USPS 386-240 Main phone: 270-726-8394 Address: 250 N. Main St. Russellville, Kentucky 42276 Postmaster: Send address changes to The News-Democrat Leader 250 N. Main St. Russellville, Kentucky 42276 The News-Democrat Leader publishes Tuesday and Friday.

The subscription rate is $51.69 per year, tax included. Prices are subject to change at any time. GENERAL OJ Stapleton circulation manager Lola Nash ADVERTISING 270-726-8394 CLASSIFIED ADS 270-726-8394 News-Democrat Leader OBITUARIES Lucille (Baird) Finch, 98, departed this life on April 2, 2020, at Creekwood Place Nursing Rehab Center in Russellville. She was born Jan. 2, 1922, to Daniel and Leona (Cook) Baird in Russellville.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James Ulysses Finch; daughter, Lorma Dale Bell; son John Bennett Finch; daughter, Bennie Jean Finch; sister, Francis Rachel Baird and brother, Morgan Dee Baird. She attended Oakville grade school and graduated from Adairville High School at the age of 16. Lucille wed her husband, a Cave Spring farmer, on Dec. 7, 2939. During her life, she worked as a cook at Russellville middle and high schools, Knob City High School, Grill, Big restaurant, Russellville Country Club and the Russellville Club.

Later in her career, she catered private parties, where she solidified her popularity in the local community. An advocate for equal rights, she was a former board member of the local Office of the Ombudsman. Logan County shows its appreciation for her life-long devotion to farmers and honored her as the 1996 Tobacco Festival Parade Marshall. She worshiped at Mariah Grove Baptist Church, where she was the Church Mother and oldest member. She is survived by her loving son, James Dee Finch (Mary) of Russellville; devoted son-in-law, Walter W.

Bell of Clarksville; grandchildren, Jacqueline Mincer (Billy) of Hephzibah, Arrita Bell of Waldorf, Derrick Bell (Ava) of Coppell, Texas, Kelvin Bell (Gospa) of Ramstein, Germany, Ike Finch (Shelby) of Whitsett, N.C., Vanity Hampton (Timmy) of Russellville and a host of great-grandchildren, family and friends. Due to the global pandemic, there will be private services and burial. A memorial celebrating her life will be held in the coming months. Fronie Belle Montgomery Woosley, 91, of Louisville, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2020. She was born to the late Ellis and Lida Belle (Kees) Montogmery of Russellville on June 18, 1928.

Fronie was preceded in death by two sisters, Sue Ross of Corinth, Texas, and Rebecca Simor of Santa Clara, and brother James Ellis Montgomery of Russellville. Fronie was retired from marketing research and a devoted member of Maple Grove Baptist Church. She was a volunteer at the Spring Meadows Home and was constantly involved in their projects. Fronie leaves four children to cherish her memory Linda Newell (Darwin), Joseph Woosley (Brenda), Monty Woosley (Teri) and Richard Woosley (Scheryl) all of Louisville. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

Fronie leaves behind a special Logan County friend, Lucy Lockhart, and a sister-in0law, Sarah Richardson Montgomery. Donations, in memory of Fronie, may be made to your favorite charity, or to Spring Meadows Home, 10901 Shelbyville Louisville, Ky. 40243. Liz Thomas, age 70, of Russellville, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020, at her home. She was born in Simpson County, Ky.

on April 20, 1949, to the late John Henry Bogle and the late Clara (Coleman) Crabtree. She was a member of the Duncans Chapel United Methodist Church, worked as a aid at the Logan County Hospital and Robertson County Nursing Home and retired from Logan County High School as a custodian. She is preceded in death by a sister, Linda Lou White and three brothers, James Henry Bogle, Michael Keith Bogle and Eugene Crabtree. Liz is survived by her husband of 53 years, James Thomas; a son, Brandon Pulley of Russellville; four brothers, Tommy Bogle (Leeshell) of Russellville, Richard Bogle (Linda) of Indiana, David Bogle (Priscilla) of Scottsville and John Bogle of Auburn; one sister, Kathy Morgan of Bowling Green, and one granddaughter, Abigail Brooke Pulley. Due to the coronavirus restrictions, the family will have a private funeral service at Young Funeral Home Russellville Chapel with Bro.

Travis Bryan officiating. Burial will follow in the Duncans Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family asks that donations be made to the Duncans Chapel United Methodist Church, 10 Oak Hill Drive, Russellville, KY 42276. Lois DeBerry, 61, of Auburn, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at Bowling Green Nursing and Rehab. Due to the funeral restrictions for the coronavirus, a private graveside service will be held at Plainview Cemetery with a memorial service at a later time.

Summers Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Eunice Marie Reed, 99, of Auburn, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at her home. Private graveside services will be conducted with Bro. Scott Marshall, Bro. Conner Reed and Adam Reed officiating at the Auburn Cemetery.

There will be a memorial service at a later date. Young Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Kayren Sue Anderson Essenpreis, 52, of Rockfield, passed away on April 8, 2020. Friends and family will be able to pay their respects via a drive-through visitation on Monday, April 13 from 1-2 p.m. at the J.

C. Kirby Son Lovers Lane Chapel. A private graveside service will follow. Barbara Ann DeArmond, 68, of Lewisburg, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020, at the home of a friend in Lewisburg. Cremation was chosen and due to the current mandates placed on having public funerals because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a memorial service will be held at a later date.

Lucille (Baird) Finch Fronie Belle Montgomery Woosley Liz Thomas Lois DeBerry Eunice Marie Reed Barbara Ann DeArmond Kayren Sue Anderson Essenpreis United States Attorney Russell Coleman is today announcing the arrest of Dayton Jones, 24, of Hop- kinsville, Kentucky. Jones has been charged via a fed- eral Criminal Complaint with one count of produc- ing child sex abuse material, that is, child pornog- raphy. prosecution is about one thing and one thing only, Mr. conduct in harming some- child in the Western District of Kentucky in violation of federal said U.S. Attorney Russell Cole- man.

serves as a remind- er that despite these uncer- tain times, Kentucky families are well-served by some inspiring federal, state, and local law enforcement profes- sionals that put themselves at risk to protect our Louisville stands ready, alongside our feder- al, state, and local partners, to find and hold account- able criminals who seek to exploit one of our most vulnerable populations, our said Special Agent in Charge Robert Brown, FBI Louisville Field Office. in these trying times, our investigators will work tirelessly to ensure the citi- zens of the Commonwealth of Kentucky are protected from those who seek to vic- timize Jones is charged for con- duct which occurred in October 2014. He created a video depicting child por- nography. He created and shared the video with oth- ers, using the social media application Snapchat. Jones previously pled guilty to state charges involving sodomy, wanton endanger- ment, and distribution of material depicting the sexu- al performance of a minor, in Christian Circuit Court Case Number 14-CR-588.

Jones faces a mandatory minimum 15-year sentence in federal prison. The max- imum potential penalties are 30 years in prison, a $250,000.00 fine, and Super- vised Release of five years up to and including life. There is no parole in the fed- eral system. charging is the direct result of career prosecutors at the U.S. Attor- Office work- ing side-by-side with law enforcement officials investigat- ing the case.

The case was inves- tigated by the Christian County Office with assistance from the Feder- al Bureau of Investigation, Christian County Of fice, Kentucky State Police, Kentucky Office of the Attorney General, and the United States Marshals Service, who all played crit- ical roles in advancing the federal charges and secur- ing arrest. A Criminal Complaint is an accusation only and the person is presumed inno- cent until and unless proven guilty. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Child- hood, a nationwide initia- tive launched in May 2006 by the Department of Jus- tice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attor- Offices and the Crimi- nal Child Exploita- tion and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood mar- shals federal, state, and local resources to locate, appre- hend, and prosecute indi- viduals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. Jones had been pardoned by former KY Governor Matt Bevin.

Submitted to the NDL Jones charged with production of child porn Dayton Jones BY STAFF REPORT Agents with the South Central Ken- tucky Drug Task Force conducted a drug trafficking investigation into Kenneth S. Embry, 33, of Russellville, that spanned multiple months. On April 2, an agent with SCKDTF pre- sented a search warrant to Logan County Attorney Joe Ross and was ultimately signed by Judge Joe Hendrix. A appr ox imate ly 3:02 p.m., the search war- rant was signed and con- ducted at Tack Motel Room a Honda Fit passenger car, and person. Through investigation, it was determined that Embry was in possession of 166 grams of methamphetamine, heroin, marijua- na, Loratabs, Xanax, Suboxone and Gab- apentin, digital weighing scales, numer- ous bags, a glass smoking device, and a large amount of U.S.

currency. It was also confirmed that Embry is a convicted felon and cannot possess firearms. During the search, a Colt semi-automatic .380 hand- gun was located. Embry was arrested and is lodged at the Logan County Detention Center. Embry was charged with convicted felon in possession of a handgun, trafficking in a controlled substance 1st degree 2nd or greater offense (greater than 2 grams of methamphetamine firearm enhanced), trafficking in a controlled substance 1st degree 1st offense (heroin firearm enhancement), possession of a controlled substance 1st degree 2nd offense (meth- amphetamine), possession of a controlled substance 1st degree 1st offense (heroin), possession of a controlled substance 1st degree 1st offense (drug unspecified), pos- session of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and prescription controlled substance not in proper container.

Task force busts man in local motel Kenneth S. Embry BY ZIRCONIA ALLEYNE KENTUCKY NEW ERA Jennie Stuart Health laid off 248 employees Tuesday. is an incredibly difficult time for our health system, and this is not a decision we made lightly. I regret the immediate personal impact on these employees and their Jennie Stuart Health CEO Eric Lee said in a Wednesday morning news release. we must reflect in our staffing how the current reality has changed the resources needed to care for the dramatic shift in our volumes of non-COVID-19 patients.

We believe this is a neces- sary step to stem the revenue loss- es we will continue to experience until this national health crisis is con- The release continued, stating Jen- nie Stuart Health is committed to continuing the provision of all nec- essary health care services through- out the months ahead. The health system also hopes to recall impacted employees in the future, although the timeframe for restoration of positions will be based on the long-term recovery of Jennie Stuart Health from its current finan- cial and business challenges. action does not impede our ability to care for the people of Chris- tian County and our surrounding said Lee. out this crisis, our focus will remain steadfastly on patient Jennie Stuart Health announced Friday that its Convenient Care facil- ity is also closed until further notice. Anyone needing urgent care should call their office, visit the emergency department or call 911 for emergencies.

Jennie Stuart lays off 248 HOPKINSVILLE BY WES SWIETEK BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Bowling Green, tweeted Tuesday that he is now recovered from the coronavi- rus and is volunteering at a local hospital. Although the hospital was not named, the photo with the tweet showed Paul wearing a TriS- tar Greenview Regional Hospital badge. Messages to office and the hospital were not returned Tues- day.

In the tweet, Paul wrote: appre- ciate all the best wishes I have received. I have been retested and I am negative. I have started volun- teering at a local hospital to assist those in my community who are in need of medical help, including Coronavirus patients. Together we will overcome Paul announced he was diag- nosed with the coronavirus March 22. He drew criticism from many for continuing to work at the Senate while awaiting test results.

In response, Paul issued a state- ment that read in part: those who want to criticize me for lack of quarantine, realize that if the rules on testing had been followed to a tee, I would never have been tested and would still be walking around the halls of the Capitol. It was my extra precaution, out of concern for my damaged lung, that led me to get Paul, an eye surgeon, suffered the injury after he was tackled by then-neighbor Rene Boucher in 2017. Paul announces he is recovered and volunteering at hospital 1600 Nashville Street Russellville, KY 42276 270-726-4150 213 Spring Street Auburn, KY 42206 270-542-4151 Young Funeral Home Company Locally owned and operated since 1959 Our experience enables us to help families plan beautiful services that honor their loved ones memories. At a time of sorrow and uncertainty, you can count on us for the support you need. Yo nument Company Plan a Beautiful Service with us Voted Favorite Funeral Home Logan County 2018 and 2019.