Eastern Kentucky Grand Jury Tracker

Judge's Ruling on Candidacy

• 🔥 Residency Requirement Violation: Laurel Circuit Judge Michael Caperton ruled London Mayor Randall Weddle...

Laurel Circuit Judge Michael Caperton ruled Tuesday that Mayor Randall Weddle failed the one-year city residency requirement, disqualifying him from...

The AG's indictment of London Mayor Randall Weddell for $202,000 in illegal straw contributions to Beshear’s 2023 re-election campaign forms part of a potential paper trail that could complicate the governor’s presidential ambitions.

HB 520 replaces the requirement to show a record would cause concrete harm with speculation that disclosure could taint a jury pool or influence...

Laurel County joins 11 others randomly chosen by AG Russell Coleman for post-2026 Primary inquiries into election irregularities, with independent...

Key revelations from the massive file release:

• Wrong address botch: LPD targeted 511 Vanzant Rd instead of 489 due to errors in Google Maps, Apple...

Key update on Weddle's defense strategy in Laurel grand jury indictment:

• 4 counts of excessive 2022 contributions to Beshear campaign and KDP.
• No...

Escalating oversight: London City Council starts fourth investigation into Mayor Randall Weddle after special grand jury indicts him on four felony...

London Mayor Indictment

• 🔥 Laurel County Grand Jury Action: A Laurel County grand jury indicted London Mayor Randall Weddle on four Class D...

Breaking Laurel County grand jury action: Mayor Randall Weddle faces two counts exceeding $2,000 limits to Beshear's 2023 campaign and two counts...

• Grand jury declined criminal charges against officers in Doug Harless wrong-house shooting death.
• Autopsy rules death a homicide from multiple...

Key court win for Doug Harless family in Open Records Act lawsuit against KSP.

• Harless killed in Laurel County wrong-home raid Dec 2024; family...

Transparency fight escalates in Laurel County after fatal police raid:

• Doug Harless killed by London police serving warrant at wrong house days...

New pressure mounts for transparency in London PD's fatal shooting of Doug Harless:

• Grand jury outcome: Laurel County panel returned no indictment...

Key ties to Laurel County oversight:

• Patel visited EKYU Manchester for rural law enforcement event organized by Rep. Rogers.
• Protest highlighted...

• Grand jury outcome: No-bill for London officers in Doug Harless' death from wrong-house warrant shooting.
• Local escalation: Laurel County...

Ortega, elected November 2024, resigns amid controversies after voting against two impeachment charges the council leveled at Weddle in September—heightening fallout in London city politics.

Post-grand jury no true bill on London PD officers in Doug Harless' fatal shooting, Laurel County leaders escalate with a letter to FBI/DOJ for civil...

• Grand jury role: After KSP probe and special prosecutor Matthew Leveridge's presentation of extensive testimony on Feb. 16, panel declined to...

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