Two police chases lead to indictments

Two Richmond men were indicted Thursday by the Madison County Grand Jury in connection with two separate vehicle pursuits in July.

James Dailey, 35, of the 700 block of Candlewood Drive, is charged with one count each of first-degree fleeing or evading police, first-degree wanton endangerment, second-degree persistent felony offender, theft by unlawful taking under $300, operating on a suspended/revoked license, resisting arrest and reckless driving.

After allegedly shoplifting a set of $120 bed sheets, Dailey reportedly hit a JCPenney security officer with his vehicle before trying to flee.

“He took off through the mall (parking lot) and behind Kroger, then he turned onto US 25 doing speeds above 110 mph,” said Richmond Police Officer Rob Sadler, who witnessed the incident, after the arrest. “I was doing above 110 and I wasn’t catching him. He almost hit about 30 cars.”

After turning onto Duncannon Lane toward a construction zone, Dailey later appeared to try to stop to take the on-ramp to Interstate 75, but the vehicle turned sideways, slip about 40 feet, rolled over and landed right side up, Sadler said at the time.

Dailey allegedly still try to flee after the crash by crawling through a creek and bushes, but he was eventually apprehended and arrested.

If convicted of all of the charges, Dailey could face up to 20 years in prison and two years and 90 days in jail.

Arthur Edward Hoskins, 28, of Barnes Mill Road, also faces charges dealing with a vehicle pursuit.

He was indicted on charges of receiving stolen property, first-degree fleeing or evading police, second-degree fleeing or evading police, second-degree wanton endangerment, resisting arrest, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol with aggravating circumstance and improper start from a parked position.

The incident occurred after Richmond Police Cpl. Tim Craft witnessed a red 1998 Dodge passenger car driving erratically around 4 a.m. at the intersection of Lancaster Avenue and the Eastern Bypass.

Upon trying to stop the vehicle, the driver, Hoskins, allegedly refused to pull over and fled down the bypass onto Kit Carson Drive.

“He tried to make a turn onto Hall Drive and he didn’t make it,” Sgt. Willard Reardon, RPD public affairs officer, said at the time. “The car went airborne and when it came down the first hill, he hit the parking lot. He went across the lot and there’s another hill or a bank that goes down into a lower parking lot. He went airborne a second time, hit the lot, went across the parking lot, jumped a curb, and went about 150 yards into the wooded area.”

After escaping the vehicle and allegedly attempting to flee police on foot, Hoskins’ vehicle burst into flames.

RPD K-9 Officer Kurt Heatherton and his dog, Bari, eventually helped apprehend the suspect.

If convicted of all charges, Hoskins could face up to 10 years in prison and three years in jail.

Drug charges

The grand jury also indicted four Berea residents in connection with drug charges.

Ralph Carpenter, 28, Palina Johnson, 24, and Earl Eads, 19, were charged with first-degree possession of controlled substance.

Johnson and Carpenter also were charged first offense of manufacturing methamphetamine, and Carpenter also faces a second-degree persistent felony offender indictment.

The arrests were made by the Central Kentucky Area Drug Task Force.

“They were arrested on these charges, and the (CKADTF) was called,” Berea Police Capt. Ken Clark said at the time. “They came and participated in interviews and then what that led to was a pretty substantial meth lab out in the county at Owsley Fork Lake.”

If convicted on all charges, Carpenter and Johnson could face up to 25 years in prison and Eads could serve up to five years in prison.

Mark Hawley, 31, unknown address, also was indicted on manufacturing methamphetamine, first offense, first-degree possession of controlled substance and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.

He was arrested on a failure to appear charge by the Madison County Sheriff’s Department, but after searching his vehicle, a glass jar with what was believed to be meth was discovered, along with a large rock of suspected meth inside coffee filters.

If convicted on all charges, Hawley could face 25 years in prison and two years in jail.

Other indictments handed down Thursday include:

• Kyle Edward Bowman, 24, of Cherry Court Road, Berea, first-degree robbery, first-degree possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, and Matthew Trevor West, 20, of Brooklyn Blvd., Berea, first-degree robbery.

If convicted, Bowman could serve up to 25 years in prison and 12 months in jail, and West could serve up to 20 years in prison. (BPD)

• Aaron Raleigh, 19, of Meadowlark Road, Richmond, second-degree burglary.

If convicted, Raleigh could serve up to 10 years in prison. (RPD)

• Douglas Maurice Mayfield, 79, of Highway 1016, Berea, second-degree trafficking in controlled substance, and Robert Lee McLaughlin, 37, of Sam Jones Road, Richmond, second-degree trafficking in controlled substance and second-degree persistent felony offender.

If convicted, Mayfield could serve up to five years in prison and McLaughlin could serve up to 10 years in prison. (KSP)

• Charles Darin Lear, 39, of Center Street, Berea, two counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument. If convicted, Lear could serve up to 10 years in prison. (BPD)

• Charles Walker, 27, of Lassiter Drive, Richmond, first-degree possession of a controlled substance and second-degree persistent felony offender. If convicted, Walker could serve up to 15 years in prison. (RPD)

• Gregory Anderson, 25, unknown address, making a false statement to obtain benefits over $100. If convicted, Anderson could serve up to five years in prison.

• Corey Gosser, 19, unknown address, receiving stolen property over $300. If convicted, Gosser could serve up to five years in prison. (KSP)

• Cassandra Jones, 42, of Valley Street, Richmond, tampering with a prisoner monitoring device and first-degree persistent felony offender. If convicted, Jones could serve up to 25 years in prison. (Probabtion and Parole)

• Tasha Chrisman, 20, of Richmond Road, Berea, fraudulent use of a credit card over $100 within a six-month period and theft by deception over $300. If convicted, Chrisman could serve up to 10 years in prison. (RPD)

• Terry Martin, 41, unknown address, first-degree possession of a controlled substance and first-degree persistent felony offender. If convicted, Martin could serve up to 25 years in prison. (RPD)

• Jason Sparks, 32, unknown address, first-degree possession of a controlled substance. If convicted, Sparks could serve up to five years in prison. (KSP)

• Reginald Gery Pennington, 29, Mount Vernon, four counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, and Michael Lee Marlow, 30, Mount Vernon, four counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and first-degree persistent felony offender.

If convicted, Marlow could serve up to 80 years in prison and Pennington could serve up to 20 years in prison. (BPD)

• Kevin Presley, 26, of Knoxville, TN., first-degree possession of a controlled substance, third-degree possession of a controlled substance, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of substance which impairs driving ability and operating a vehicle while license is suspended.

If convicted, Presley could serve up to five years in prison and one year and 90 days in jail. (RPD)

• Denise Patsy Barnes, 31, of Mount Vernon, two counts of theft of controlled substance. If convicted, Barnes could serve up to 10 years in prison. (RPD)

• Michael D. Martin Jr., 36, of Lexington, receiving stolen property. If convicted, Martin Jr. could serve up to five years in prison. (BPD)

• David Winburn, 51, of Charlie Norris Road, Richmond, possession of drug paraphernalia. If convicted, Winburn could serve up to 12 months in jail.

• Brenda Lee Cole, age and address unknown, prescription drug not in original container. If convicted, Cole could serve up to 90 days in jail. (KSP)