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In this week's edition of the Mugshot Round-Up, The River City News spoke with the author of This Week in Kenton County Court, Kenton Co. Commonwealth's Attorney Rob Sanders. He will now offer more elaborate explanation about some of the issues presented in his weekly newsletter and you can read his answers right here at RCN.
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RCN: Every week there are multiple convictions related to heroin. Is this drug growing in use in the county? What does that mean for the community?
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SANDERS: Heroin is a plague. It has taken over the drug scene in just a couple years and the problem is still growing. What many folks don't realize is almost every Burglary, Forged Instrument, Theft, and Receiving Stolen Property case is the newsletter is a heroin addict trying to get money for drugs. It all starts with pain pills which are easy to get (legally or illegally) but expensive. Heroin is very cheap. When pill addicts run out of cash, they start shooting or snorting heroin. I could go on for hours about heroin but, in short, there's only 2 ways off heroin: death or prison.
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RCN: These folks who are listed under the "Failure to Appear" header, what kind of extra trouble are they going to be in?
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SANDERS: If the defendant had notice of their court date and failed to appear, they can be charged with Bailjumping which is a D felony carrying an additional 1-5 years.
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RCN: What's up with the mugshots of a brick wall?
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SANDERS: We use the brick wall when there is no photo of the defendant. We get our mugshots off http://www.jailtracker.com/kncdc/kenton_inmatelist.html but some defendants are not on there either because they were never booked into the jail, or just a computer glitch. Originally I used a cartoon inmate with "No Photo Available" printed over it but then came across an empty photo of the brick wall one day and found it more amusing. This is easily the most common question about the newsletter.
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And now, let's take a look at who's going to prison, who got probation, and who's on the loose...
The following is part of a long list of individuals convicted this week in Kenton County Circuit Court for crimes ranging from burglaries and robberies to drugs and child pornography and more.
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More mugshots with an explanation of the crime and length of recommended sentence is available at the link below, courtesy of Kenton County Commonwealth's Attorney Rob Sanders. Some have been sent away, some are awaiting sentencing, and others will get probation. Whatever they end up with, let's hope as a community that they return healthy and rehabilitated, otherwise the cycle continues. Click the link.
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