Floyd County, Ky – A Floyd County man is facing multiple felonies after a February vehicle and foot pursuit. Deputies say they got a tip that 26-year-old Brian A. Thornsbury of Garrett would be driving through the Stone Coal area with a large amount of heroin. A warrant says a deputy tried to pull him over after he rolled through a stop sign and made an improper turn, but Thornsbury sped off on the ice- and snow-covered roads. The deputy’s cruiser slid into a bank, injuring him, and Thornsbury allegedly bailed out, ran on foot, and jumped into an ice-covered creek while holding a baggie of suspected heroin. He was later arrested, and deputies say they also found a police radio marked “Property of Prestonsburg Police Department” in his vehicle. Thornsbury is now in the Floyd County Detention Center.
Floyd County, Ky – A Lexington man with a prior sex offense has been sentenced to four years in prison for a felony involving a minor. Forty-six-year-old Robert E. Nuckols of Georgetown Road received the sentence in Floyd Circuit Court after entering an Alford plea to second-degree unlawful transaction with a minor, a Class D felony punishable by up to five years in prison in Kentucky. Prosecutors say he tried to induce a child in Floyd County to engage in illegal sexual activity in April 2024, and the sentence was recommended by Commonwealth’s Attorney Brent Turner’s office through felony mediation. Records show Nuckols is a lifetime registrant on Kentucky’s Sex Offender Registry due to a prior second-degree sodomy conviction involving a nine-year-old in Warren County, and he remains lodged in the Floyd County Detention Center.
Floyd County, Ky – Kentucky State Police are investigating after a woman was found dead Saturday, March 7, in the Hueysville community of Floyd County. Police say 32-year-old Trishanna Anderson of Garrett was found outside near the railroad tracks on Mulberry Lane. The cause of death is still under investigation, and Anderson’s body has been taken to the Kentucky State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.
Lawrence County, Ky – One Lawrence County man is behind bars after a child sexual abuse material investigation. Troopers with KSP’s Electronic Crime Branch arrested 26-year-old Christopher Alan Price on March 12 at his home in Louisa. Investigators say the case began after they learned Price had allegedly been sharing sexually explicit images of minors online, leading to a search warrant and the seizure of his device. Price faces multiple felony charges, including first-degree sodomy, dozens of counts involving sexual performances of minors, and several counts related to sexual crimes against an animal. He was taken to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center.