By Shawntaye Hopkins, shopkins@herald-leader.com
A Georgetown man convicted in October 2004 of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend appeared in court Monday for a hearing in the case, which is being retried.
Roger McBeath Jr. will return to court in Scott County April 6 for a pretrial conference. McBeath’s retrial was scheduled for April 17.
McBeath was found guilty in the January 2004 death of Ashley Lyons, 18, of Georgetown. Her family says she was meeting McBeath to show him an ultrasound image of their unborn baby.
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that McBeath should get a new trial because a jail informant overstepped his bounds by questioning McBeath in jail about the shooting, and the defense was not allowed to question the accuser.
By Brandon Ortiz
bortiz@herald-leader.com
University of Kentucky football player Ashton Cobb pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of stalking and terroristic threatening.
Ashton Cobb
Cobb, a safety, who was arrested on Friday, was arraigned Wednesday in Fayette County District Court. He did not appear in court. Instead, Jim Lowry, a Lexington attorney who often represents UK players, entered the plea on Cobb’s behalf.
Lowry declined to comment after the arraignment.
Cobb is accused of sending threatening text messages and making threatening phone calls to his ex-girlfriend.
UK has suspended Cobb, and Coach Rich Brooks said Monday that Cobb has applied for reinstatement to school.
Cobb will return to court Oct. 24 for a preliminary hearing.
Herald-Leader staff report
University of Kentucky safety Ashton Cobb has applied for reinstatement to school after being suspended for his arrest on charges of stalking and terroristic threatening, Coach Rich Brooks said Monday at his weekly press conference.
Cobb, who was arrested on Friday, is accused of sending threatening text messages and making threatening phone calls to his ex-girlfriend. Cobb is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Fayette County District Court.
UK spokesman Tony Neely said the university is not allowed to comment on Cobb’s reinstatement process due to student privacy laws.
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