J. Palmer

CYNTHIANA / HARRISON

The remaining suspect in yesterday morning’s home invasion surrendered himself yesterday afternoon, and is now in custody at the Bourbon County Detention Center. Larry J. Nolen (26) had been involved in an incident that took place in the home of Bill Jolley (42) on Monroe Road. After delivering his an accomplice, Marcus L. Gross (28) to Harrison Memorial Hospital, Nolen ran and remained in hiding for several hours. Gross was pronounced dead at the hospital, due to a fatal gunshot wound received in the incident.

Raven B. Edwards (27) also remains in custody at the detention center for her involvement in the invasion. Edwards has plead guilty to charges of first degree burglary and robbery; she is being held on a $50,000 bond.

http://kg4vma.wordpress.com/2014/12/22/late-evening-news/

KENTUCKY

Tonight is the last night for indoor activities at the Southern Lights; the driving tour portion of the Lights will remain open after tonight, though December 31.

http://khpfoundation.org/programs/featured-events/southern-lights-holiday-festival

NATION

The Food and Drug Administration is continuing to build a case against companies selling pure, powdered caffeine; this action comes after the death of an Ohio teen this summer. Since that time, many major retailers have stopped selling the substance in bulk, however certain avenues do still exist for purchasing bulk caffeine over the Internet. According to experts, a simple teaspoon of powdered caffeine–equivalent to 25 cups of coffee–can be lethal.

https://web.archive.org/web/20150410113101/http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/FDA-going-after-sellers-of-pure-caffeine-powder-286650541.html

ENTERTAINMENT

Singer Joe Cocker – best known for his cover of the Beatles “With a Little Help From my Friends” died yesterday of lung cancer. Cocker was 70 years old.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30582761

72 year old Muhammad Ali is said to be improving after having been hospitalized for pneumonia over the weekend. Ali’s spokesman, Bob Gunnell, has stated that Ali hopes to be discharged from the hospital soon. No further details have been released.

http://wuky.org/post/hospitalized-muhammad-ali-improving

WEIRD

A replica of the iconic “Leg Lamp” from A Christmas Story walked away from it’s display in a New York liquor store. Gary Brennan, owner of Yankee Spirits, reports that a thief walked into the store, unplugged the lamp, and removed it from the store’s window display. “He knew what he was doing,” Brennan said. “There was a guy in a car waiting for him outside.” As to his feelings about the theft, Brennan stated, “Why do you want to steal a part of Christmas? Steal a bottle of vodka — I won’t feel nearly as bad.”

http://nypost.com/2014/12/22/replica-of-leg-lamp-from-a-christmas-story-stolen-from-liquor-store/

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

In 1823 – A Visit From St. Nicholas, better known as Twas The Night Before Christmas, was published anonymously.

In 1913 – President Woodrow Wilson signs the Federal Reserve Act, establishing the Federal Reserve System

In 1947 – The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.

In 1970 – The World Trade Center’s North Tower is topped at 1,368 ft, making it the tallest building in the world.

…yeah, I realize that if I wanna do this for real, I should probably aim for gathering and writing things sooner… but the kids were behaving fairly well, so I just had to treat them to a bit of daddy time and a movie–Peabody & Sherman–on the TV… and then that somehow turned into watching Firefly for the umpteenth time on Netflix… and then there was the cleaning, and the laundry, etc…

BIG STORY

It started around 12:30AM, when Raven B. Edwards (27) arrived at the home of Bill Jolley (42), on Monroe Road, off of US 27 South of Cynthiana. According to reports given to police by Jolley, Edwards had been in contact with him via phone and Facebook, asking to meet with him at his residence. Shortly after inviting Edwards in, Jolley’s home was forcefully entered by Edwards’ boyfriend, Marcus L. Gross (28), and an accomplice, Larry J. Nolen (26).

“The two men kicked in the door, came in, tackled me, and a fight ensued. We made it to the bedroom, went through a drywall wall then I was able to grab my gun off the night stand. I shot one of them and then they left,” Jolley told WKYT in an interview. “It is pretty scary. You know you think you are safe in your own home. I can’t explain why people do what they do. It is a shame you have to take precautions to protect what you have worked for.”

Sometime after Gross was shot, Nolen drove his wounded accomplice to Harrison Memorial Hospital; Gross was soon pronounced dead. Nolen left the hospital, abandoning a maroon 2000 Chevrolet Impala.

Edwards was arrested in connection to the crimes, and charged with first degree robbery and burglary. In an arraignment that took place later this day, Edwards plead not guilty to the charges. She is currently being held at the Bourbon County Detention Center with a $50,000 bond, and has a court appearance set for December 29. Edwards has already revealed in a statement to police that she was “the set up person” and that she had “knowledge that a robbery was going to occur shortly after her arrival at the residence.”

Jolley claims to have no previous knowledge of Gross or Nolen, but that Edwards was a friend of a former girlfriend, according to a report by WTVQ.

In an earlier televised report made by WLEX, Gross had been the perpetrator of a crime that took place in 2007 at Hillside Apartments in Cynthiana. On August 27, 2007, Gross was involved in a heated altercation with an ex-girlfriend. According to an article published by The Cynthiana Democrat, Gross had approached the woman with a knife and attempted to draw her inside the apartment; when his attempts failed, Gross set fire to a mattress, and later jumped out of the third-story window of an adjacent bedroom. Gross plead guilty to criminal mischief, burglary, wanton endangerment, and an amended charge of arson.

In response to Gross’ former criminal activities, his father, Mark Gross told WKYT, “He did go to prison and he made some bad choices in his early life, but when he got out, he turned everything over to the Lord.”

Nolen has since been located and arrested by Kentucky State Police. Nolen is currently in the custody of the Bourbon County Detention Center and has been charged with first degree robbery and burglary as well as fourth degree assault. Bond information has yet to be set.

http://www.lex18.com/story/27683866/man-shot-and-killed-during-harrison-county-home-invasion

http://www.wtvq.com/story/d/story/suspect-wanted-after-deadly-home-invasion-in-cynth/31914/iupkh10Khk28gDNlVAzuMA

https://web.archive.org/web/20190517150257/https://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Man-shot-dead-in-Harrison-County-286538641.html

Followup to the home invasion story mentioned earlier this morning:

At least one arrest has been made in connection to the home invasion that took place shortly after 12:30am this morning near Monroe Road, just off of US 27 South.

According to a police citation obtained by WLEX, Raven B. Edwards (27) used social media to establish a meeting with the homeowner–[WLEX does not allude to the intended nature of the meeting]. Shortly after Edwards’ arrival and invitation into the residence, her boyfriend, Marcus Gross and a [presently] unnamed male subject entered the home, and began to assault the homeowner. [A previous report by WLEX stated that the altercation took place in the homeowner’s bedroom.] During the struggle, the homeowner managed to locate a firearm and shoot one of the men. The homeowner was apparently injured during the incident, though extent of injuries has not been reported.

Edwards has admitted to knowing that a robbery would take place shortly after her arrival.

According to reports, investigators are continuing to search for the second male subject.

Edwards is currently in custody at the Bourbon County Detention Center and is charged with Robbery 1st Degree and Burglary 1st Degree.

…meh. This is the kinda stuff I’m thinking about putting into my podcast, if I can get it off the ground…