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UPDATE: McCracken County Jailer Summoned for Court Appearance

MCCRACKEN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT

 

 

McCracken County Jailer Tonya Ray has been summoned to appear in court for a class ‘A’ Misdemeanor.

The Kentucky State Police presented its case last Friday involving violations of the Kentucky Whistleblower Act to a McCracken County Grand Jury. The jury returned a ‘true bill’ and indicted Ray.

The indictment comes only weeks after the Fiscal Court took a vote of ‘no confidence’ in the jailer, who has also been indicted for perjury. Ray’s court appearance is scheduled for May 1st. An investigation is ongoing.

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4.16.18  

 A McCracken County Grand Jury has indicted County Jailer Tonya Ray for violating Kentucky’s whistleblower laws.

The indictment comes only weeks after the Fiscal Court took a vote of ‘no confidence’ in the jailer, who has also been indicted for perjury. Circuit Court Clerk Kim Channell says a summons has not yet been issued to Ray due to a backlog of indictments issued Friday. That’s when Circuit Judge Tony Kitchen summoned Ray for a misdemeanor charge.

 

Ray fired deputy jailer David Knight after he complained about issues in the jail. Knight has since been reinstated. He is a also a candidate for jailer. Channell says Ray’s court appearance will be scheduled for a date in May.

 

Nicole Erwin is a Murray native and started working at WKMS during her time at Murray State University as a Psychology undergraduate student. Nicole left her job as a PTL dispatcher to join the newsroom after she was hired by former News Director Bryan Bartlett. Since, Nicole has completed a Masters in Sustainable Development from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia where she lived for 2 1/2 years.
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