Kentucky News Now – December 30th, 2013

Father accused of shooting car of child's mother

BURLINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A father is in jail after police say he shot numerous times into a vehicle occupied by the mother of his two-year-old child during a custody exchange.

According to the Boone County Sheriff's office, no one was injured in the Sunday shooting that happened at about 11:25 a.m. in Burlington. In the vehicle with the child's mother, Heather Brockman, were Brockman's friend Steven Lang and Brockman's mother, Pandora Brockman. The Brockmans live in Burlington and Lang lives in Falmouth.

The father, 25-year-old Mirado Crow, of Cincinnati, is charged with three counts of attempted murder, tampering with evidence and criminal mischief. He is detained at the Boone County jail. Jail records do not indicate whether he has a lawyer.

The child was in Crow's car during the shooting and was uninjured.

TEACHER AWARD

Danville math teacher wins presidential award

DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Danville teacher has been named the recipient of a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

The Advocate-Messenger reports Suzanne Farmer is a math intervention teacher at Toliver Elementary, providing supplementary math education for students who need extra support.

She is one of about 100 recipients nationwide.

The winners are awarded $10,000. They also will be recognized at an event in Washington, D.C., at a later date.

Farmer said the application process was time consuming, but she was encouraged and supported by her school and the district.

Farmer's position at the school is partially paid for by a grant through the Kentucky Center for Mathematics.

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Information from: The (Danville, Ky.) Advocate-Messenger, http://www.centralkynews.com/amnews

JAILER LAWSUIT

Pulaski County settles harassment suit for $137.5K

SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) — Pulaski County paid a former detention center employee $137,500 to settle a lawsuit claiming she was sexually harassed by Jailer Mike Harris.

The Commonwealth Journal reports Rebecca Moses sued Harris and other county officials in September in federal court in London.

The lawsuit claims Harris subjected Moses to "sexually charged comments, innuendo, inappropriate touching and other demeaning, humiliating, embarrassing, intimidating and threatening conduct."

It claims the harassment began during Moses' first week of employment in June 2012 when Harris allegedly told her to wear mini-skirts and stilettos to work. The suit says Moses was terminated in August 2012 when she refused to submit to Harris' sexual advances.

Harris' attorney Charles Cole says his client is innocent.

The suit was dismissed on Dec. 18 as a condition of the settlement.

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Information from: Commonwealth Journal, http://www.somerset-kentucky.com

KICKBACK SCHEME

Construction firm owners to have first court date

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Magoffin County construction firm owners accused in a bid-rigging and kickback scheme with the judge-executive of Morgan County are scheduled to be arraigned Monday in federal court.

The Independent reports the indictment accuses Morgan Judge-Executive Tim Conley of steering contracts worth $1.1 million to a company owned by Kenneth and Ruth Gambill in exchange for "gifts, payments and other things of value."

Kenneth Gambill and Conley are charged with mail fraud, theft from a program receiving federal funds and conspiracy to launder money. Ruth Gambill is charged with conspiracy to launder money.

Conley was arrested Dec. 9. He was arraigned Dec. 10 and pleaded not guilty. He is free on his own recognizance.

The Gambills' Monday court appearance in Lexington will be their first.

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Information from: The Independent, http://www.dailyindependent.com

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