RICHMOND — Police were searching Monday for suspects and a motive behind a nightclub shooting in which two Lexington men were injured.
Richmond police responded to a call of a disturbance about 1 a.m. Sunday at Planet X nightclub at 122 East Main Street but did not locate a problem, police spokesman Willard Reardon said.
A few minutes later, multiple gunshots were fired as patrons began leaving the club, Reardon said. Two unidentified people — an 18-year-old male and a 19-year-old male, both from Lexington — were shot and taken to Pattie A. Clay Hospital. One man was shot in the leg and the other was shot in the arm. Their injuries were not considered life-threatening, police said. They were then taken to University of Kentucky Hospital.
Witnesses told police the shots were fired from a vehicle that left the scene.
Police do not know whether a fight started inside the club or on the street, Reardon said.
By Ashlee Clark
aclark@herald-leader.com
RICHMOND — A Richmond woman was arrested Tuesday for exposing her unborn son to cocaine and marijuana.
Vickie S. Cornett, 35, was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree wanton endangerment.
Cornett was arrested more than a week after Richmond police began to investigate her.
On Oct. 14, Madison County Social Services informed investigators that Cornett had given birth on Sept. 16 to a boy who exhibited symptoms of drug withdrawal, police say.
Tests performed after the boy was born at Pattie A. Clay Hospital in Richmond revealed cocaine and marijuana in his system.
Cornett is being held in the Madison County jail on a $7,500 cash bond.
Ashlee Clark covers Madison County for the Herald-Leader. Reach her at (859) 626-5878.
By Ashlee Clark
aclark@herald-leader.com
RICHMOND — City commissioners unanimously approved Tuesday the purchase of 44 Tasers for the Richmond Police Department.
Richmond Police chief Larry Brock said there have been a number of incidents in the past year where officers have been injured on the job, and “we think that some of those could have been avoided if we had a tool like a Taser to help us avoid physical confrontation.”
Officers will begin using the Tasers in about three months after they receive training, Brock said. There is $40,000 allotted in the police department’s budget for the Tasers.
Brock and commissioner Robert Blythe said during the city commission meeting Tuesday that it was important to hold public forums to dispense information about Tasers and their use.
“I think it would just be a good, proactive type of thing” to correct misconceptions about Tasers, Blythe said.
The commissioners voted 4-0 in favor of the order. Commissioner Kay Jones was not present during the vote.
By Ashlee Clark
RICHMOND – Police arrested a Richmond man who they say is responsible for breaking into six area businesses Tuesday.
Between 3 and 7 a.m. Tuesday, Richmond police say Matthew A. Feck, 23, broke into Richmond Motors, Domani’s Italian Restaurant, Casa Café, Employment Plus, Audio Center and CitiFinancial on the east side of the city.
According to police, money, a camera, a laptop, computer equipment, two leather bags and subwoofers were among the items taken from the businesses.
Police identified Feck as a suspect shortly after the burglaries. Officers recovered the stolen property and arrested Feck. He is charged with six counts of third degree burglary for the break ins. He is also charged with receiving stolen property for breaking into a vehicle at Aaron’s Sales and Lease and taking work tools.
Feck is being held in the Madison County jail on a $50,000 cash bond.
Ashlee Clark covers Madison County for the Herald-Leader. Reach her at (859) 626-5878.
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