Updated Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 7:32 p.m.

Charges against Alisha Corbin were keyed in incorrectly and a report provided to the public about a charge against her was incorrect, according to Sheriff Brockman. Corbin has been charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place.

 

Updated Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 1:47 p.m.

Two people were shot at Anderson’s Pizzeria, 1411 Campbellsville Rd., around 9:12 p.m. Tuesday night after an altercation that started inside the restaurant and continued into the parking lot.

Sheriff Josh Brockman said according to reports from witnesses and security footage, two males attacked Ernesto Garcia, 42, and Alisha Corbin, 37, both of Columbia, inside the restaurant. Brockman said the two males, identified as Chris Marano and Stephen Perez, had been harassing employees and customers and had been asked to leave, but they remained in the restaurant.

The attack started as Garcia and Corbin headed to pay their bill at the register. Brockman said the two men were kicking Garcia, stomping him in the head and hitting him with chairs and bar stools.

Corbin had been pushed to the ground several times but managed to get away and went outside. She returned with a 9 mm pistol.

As Corbin re-entered the restaurant, employees were helping Garcia leave through a different doorway. When Corbin saw that Garcia was no longer in the restaurant, she backed out of the building.

The two alleged assailants went into the parking lot after Corbin, and a witness told police that Marano said he had a gun, and he charged toward Garcia. Garcia had taken the gun from Corbin and began shooting, Brockman said.

Marano was shot in the abdomen, in the hand and the right thigh. He has been flown to University of Louisville and is listed in stable condition. An employee, Neal Rooks, was shot in the foot and was in stable condition, Brockman said.

Perez, 36, was arrested and charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place and disorderly conduct, 1^st degree. He may face additional charges.

Garcia and Corbin have been charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place and disorderly conduct, 1^st degree. Charges against Marano are pending. Brockman said, based on witnesses at the scene and security footage, it appears that Garcia acted in self-defense. However, the case will be presented to Commonwealth’s Attorney Brian Wright to determine any future charges in the case.

The Adair County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident. The Columbia Police Department and Kentucky State Police responded to the scene and offered assistance.

By Sharon Burton

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Update: Wednesday, April 19, 7:37 a.m.

Three people have been charged with public intoxication charges and a grand jury could decide further charges stemming from a shooting incident at Anderson’s Pizzeria Tuesday night. A fourth man is hospitalized and facing charges.

Sheriff Josh Brockman said the shooting took place after two men reportedly attacked Ernesto Garcia, 42, and his girlfriend, Alisha Corbin, 37, inside the restaurant.

Officers were able to speak to several witnesses and view security footage, and Brockman said the two assailants were brutally beating Garcia, hitting him with chairs and bar stools and kicking him in the head. Corbin had also been attacked but was able to get away and went outside to a vehicle and returned with a gun.

As Corbin re-entered the restaurant, employees were helping Garcia leave through a different entrance. When Corbin saw that Garcia was no longer in the restaurant, she backed out of the building.

The two alleged assailants came out into the parking lot after Garcia and Corbin, and witnesses told police that one of the men said they were armed and planned to shoot them. Garcia took the gun from Corbin and began shooting.

One of the alleged assailants, whose identity has not been released, was shot several times. He has been flown to Louisville for medical care. An employee who had assisted Garcia was shot in the foot and was in stable condition, Brockman said.

Another man, Stephen Perez, 36, was arrested and charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place and disorderly conduct, 1^st degree. Garcia has been charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place and disorderly conduct, 1^st degree. Corbin has been charged with public intoxication, controlled substance, (excluding alcohol); and disorderly conduct, 1^st degree.

More information will be available in this week’s edition of the Community Voice.

 

Update: 11:05 p.m. The Community Voice has learned that one employee at the restaurant was shot after trying to help break up an altercation. He was taken to the hospital by personal vehicle. He is in stable condition. At least one other male was also shot.

Original post, Tuesday, April 19, 2023

Local law enforcement has been on the scene of a multiple shooting at Anderson’s Pizzeria since 9:12 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, April 18, 2023.

At least two males and one female were seen in the parking lot in handcuffs as officers investigated the shooting. One Hispanic male was taken by EMS to T.J. Columbia then flown by emergency helicopter after reportedly being shot three times, once in the abdomen. Another male, who was being detained, had been treated for a head injury at the scene. It was reported at the scene that the altercation began inside the restaurant and it was a personal incident, not a random shooting.

Adair County Sheriff Josh Brockman, several deputies, several officers from the Columbia Police Department and Kentucky State Police are on the scene. More information will be provided as it becomes available and will be published in this week’s edition of the Community Voice.

New legislation related to Kentucky Fish and Wildlife

Several applicable provisions in 2023 General Assembly bills, resolutions

FRANKFORT – Permanent public access for a major wildlife management area in eastern Kentucky, elimination of a license exemption for small properties and confirmation of a new member of the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission are among the resulting actions of the 2023 Kentucky General Assembly.

The following summarizes provisions that relate to or affect the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and services the agency provides to hunters, anglers and the public at large. Bills enacted as an emergency take effect immediately; other legislation goes into effect July 1.

Senate Bill 241: An act relating to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

The bill affirmed Kentucky Fish and Wildlife’s authority to obtain a permanent public access easement for the more than 54,000 acres in Bell, Knox and Leslie counties, currently known as C.F. Ataya Wildlife Management Area (WMA).

The area is owned by C.F. Ataya LLC and managed by the Kentucky chapter of The Nature Conservancy in partnership with Kentucky Fish and Wildlife and with support from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission in June 2022 approved the establishment of the permanent easement, which will ensure public access for current and future generations of hunters and wildlife watchers to enjoy elk, deer, bear, ruffed grouse, bobwhite quail, songbirds and other wildlife.

Funding to obtain the easement will come from a special appropriation made by the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly, and from the federal Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration grant program. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation was instrumental in securing a grant for the project through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Acres for America conservation program.

Legislators also removed license and permit exemptions for resident owners of, and others who live or work on, small tracts of farmland. The bill made the following changes:

• Kentucky resident owners of farmlands of less than 5 acres, their spouses and their dependent children must buy applicable licenses and permits in order to hunt or fish on their farmlands.
• Tenants, their spouses and their dependent children also must buy applicable licenses and permits in order to hunt or fish on farmlands of less than 5 acres where they reside and work.

Persons to whom these changes apply must be able to show they are properly licensed while hunting or fishing on those properties smaller than 5 acres. Otherwise, they risk being issued a citation.

The bill also removed the requirement that an applicant under the age of 16 get written consent from a parent or legal guardian before applying for a youth statewide hunting license. It does not change the requirement in regulation regarding parents or other adults accompanying youths in the field.

The bill also designated Kentucky Fish and Wildlife as a state purchasing agent and clarified that any contracts available to multiple state agencies for the procurement of goods or services must also be available to the department, including but not limited to electronic access to the statewide accounting system. In addition, it also created a mechanism and process for the formation of an evaluation and selection committee for engineering and engineering-related services to allow Kentucky Fish and Wildlife to perform its own evaluations of proposals, it defined participation requirements in Kentucky Fish and Wildlife’s architectural services and requires the department to promulgate regulations to implement procedures for the procurement of engineering services.

Senate Resolution 160: A resolution confirming the appointment of Gregory Wade Cecil to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission.

The Senate confirmed the appointment of Gregory Wade Cecil, of Munfordville, as the 4th District representative on the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission.

Cecil was appointed by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Jan. 19, 2023 for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2025.

Three other appointments to the commission – representing the 2nd, 3rd and 8th Districts – were not confirmed by the Senate. Under current law, commission members already in these seats may continue serving through Dec. 31, 2023.

Senate Bill 101: An act relating to peace officer contracts.

This bill amends KRS 16.050 to extend contracts subject to reimbursement for training costs to five years for state law enforcement officers. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife conservation officers are included in this provision.

Specifically, it states, “The commissioner may, as a condition of employment, require a newly appointed department conservation officer to enter into an employment contract for a period of no longer than five (5) years from the date of appointment. If a department conservation officer who entered into a contract authorized under this subsection accepts employment as a peace officer with another law enforcement agency, that law enforcement agency shall reimburse the department for the actual costs incurred and expended by the department that are associated with the initial hiring of that department conservation officer, including but not limited to the application process, training costs, equipment costs, salary, and fringe benefits. The department shall be reimbursed for the costs from the time of department conservation officer initial application until appointment.”

House Bill 64: An act relating to peace officer certification and declaring an emergency.

This bill extends the period of time a peace officer who was employed as a peace officer as of Dec. 1, 1998 may be separated from service before losing his or her certification. The period has been extended from 100 days to 365 days.

House Bill 373: An act relating to peace officer certification.

This bill amends various portions of Chapter 15 as it relates to peace officers in Kentucky and allows an officer who has been on inactive status for less than one year to return to certification status with no additional training requirements. The bill also redefines several key terms in the chapter.

House Bill 115: An act relating to service animals.

This bill expands the definition of service animal to include “police dog” as, “any dog owned or employed by a law enforcement agency as defined in KRS 61.298 for

the purpose of detecting criminal activity, enforcement of laws, and apprehension of offenders.” Assault on a service animal in the first degree is a Class D felony.

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife currently has three K-9 service dogs partnered with conservation officers.

House Bill 144: An act relating to privacy.

This bill created a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to: define terms; provide protections from in-person access to private open land by law enforcement; and require law enforcement to use body-worn cameras and audio devices while on private open land. Conservation officers may continue accessing private land to dispatch crippled, distressed, dangerous or invasive wildlife when necessary; to conduct compliance checks or surveillance based upon a reasonable suspicion; or if property boundaries are unfenced or cannot be reasonably identified.

Senate Bill 20: An act relating to banning social media applications from state government technology and declaring an emergency.

This bill creates a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to prohibit the use or download of TikTok on any state government network or any state government-issued devices and directs the Commonwealth Office of Technology and the legislative branch to implement controls to block access to TikTok on state government-issued devices and on any state government network. Executive branch agencies may use TikTok if necessary for law enforcement activities, civil investigations or civil enforcement activities, or research on security practices and security threats, so long as the agency takes appropriate steps to obtain access without endangering the agency’s network, or any network owned, operated, or under the control of state government.

House Bill 444: An act relating to government agencies, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

This bill provides a 6-percent salary increase for eligible state workers, including all Kentucky Fish and Wildlife employees. This includes employees who are on initial probation. Raises will be effective in July 2023.

Senate Bill 65: An act relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency.

Created a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to nullify an administrative regulation and any subsequently filed amendments after that administrative regulation was found deficient during the 2022 legislative interim.

(April 13, 2023)

UPDATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON: While on routine patrol, Trooper Jake Smith saw a male individual walking on US 127 in Casey County that matched the description of Lee Maynard.  Trooper Smith stopped and made contact with the individual and identified him to be Mr. Maynard.  The warrant for murder was served on Maynard.  Maynard was arrested and lodged in the Russell County Detention Center.  

 

 

ORIGINAL POST:

JAMESTOWN, Ky. – On the night of April 5, 2023, at approximately 9:49 P.M. CST, Kentucky State Police Post 15 received a call from Russell County 911 Center.  Russell County Sheriff’s Department requested investigative assistance regarding finding a deceased male inside a residence on Fox Lane in Jamestown.

KSP troopers and detectives responded to the scene and learned Charles Maynard, age 22 of Jamestown, had suffered fatal injuries from apparent gunshot wounds.  KSP launched an investigation and determined that Charles Maynard had been shot by his brother, Lee Maynard, 18, of Jamestown.  Lee Maynard fled from the scene prior to law enforcement’s arrival at the residence.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Lee Maynard charging him with murder.  Lee Maynard was last seen wearing blue jeans and a dark-colored sweatshirt and is considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information in regards to Lee Maynard’s whereabouts is urged to contact KSP Post 15 in Columbia at (270)-384-4796 or our hotline at 800-222-5555.  Callers may remain anonymous when providing information pertaining to this case.

Detective Zach Scott, assisted by other KSP Troopers and Detectives, is continuing the murder investigation.

Magistrates received a letter in their mailboxes at the county office on Tuesday that sets new rules for fiscal court meetings – the only problem is, the rules are illegal.

County Judge Executive Larry Russell Bryant wrote that beginning April 25, “our agenda will be straight forward with a motion and a second if there is no motion it will die for lack of a motion. If there is any discussion about the agenda items it needs to be done in my office before the meeting since there will be no floor for discussion from now on.”

The Community Voice has reached out to the law firm of Kaplan Johnson Abate & Bird LLP, whose attorneys are experts in Kentucky’s open meetings and open records laws. A telephonic meeting is scheduled with attorney Michael Abate for in the morning, but Abate has already made it clear that the letter “puts in writing his plans to violate the OMA (Open Meetings Act.)”

Kentucky open meetings law are very specific that elected officials may not conduct business outside of public meetings. There are some topics that can be taken to closed session, but in general, the law says all meetings of any members of any public agency where public business is discussed shall be public meetings. That includes when there is less than a quorum when a meeting is held for the purpose of avoiding the requirements of a public meeting.

Bryant’s letter goes on to say that he will “start the countdown of laying off county employees.” Bryant and magistrates have been very verbal about their disagreement of establishing a 1 percent occupational tax. Bryant proposed the tax during a fiscal court meeting and all magistrates but Terry Hadley voted no. Some magistrates have apparently offered a counter-proposal, however, but Bryant is opposed to a plan that includes an increase in property tax and a smaller occupational tax instead of a 1 percent occupational tax.

Regardless of the debate for a new tax, the county’s budget is currently balanced and Bryant did not report in his letter why he believes the county needs to begin laying off employees. Bryant can lay off employees but must follow the county’s policy and procedures, which requires him to allow the county 30 days to respond to his plan.

Magistrate Daryl Flatt shared the letter on Facebook this afternoon with the following statement: I don’t normally post issues on social media but I felt that the public needed to see this. Earlier today I received a phone call from another magistrate and said that I needed to check my mailbox at the judges office and this was in it. Anyone that has kept up with the meetings would know that they have been heated. I would like to make it clear that the county does not need to lay-off workers and we are paying our bills. I think the community doesn’t need to be kept in the dark on issues and this is not acting like a democracy. This is ridiculous.”

The Community Voice will follow this story and attempt to interview Bryant and magistrates as well as address the legal questions the letter raises.

By Sharon Burton

 

 

 

An Adair County man died at the regional jail during the early morning hours Monday.

Anthony Robinson, 52, had a history of medical issues since being housed at the jail, according to Jailer Jamie Richard.

Richard said his staff had been helping Robinson in the moments prior to his death, with one employee making him oatmeal in an attempt to get him to eat.

Local emergency services were called to the jail when Robinson became unresponsive. Police arrived on the scene and provided CPR until EMS arrived.

Richard said the facility’s nurse had requested that Robinson be transferred due to his medical condition but the Kentucky Department of Corrections had not yet made the move. Robinson pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking in a controlled substance, 1^st degree, and possession of marijuana. He was sentenced to five years in prison and became a state inmate on March 14.

Richard said he could not give specifics about what was going on just prior to Robinson’s death, but he believed his staff did everything correctly. Staff had taken Robinson to booking, got him a shower and tried to coax him to eat, Richard said.

Staffing issues at the jail have been in the news lately but Richard said he was fully staffed at the time of Robinson’s death. Richard went to the jail following the incident and stayed with staff members as they processed the loss.

“I hate it. It’s a bad day,” he said.

The death is being investigated by the Kentucky State Police.