Shooter

A Winchester man pleaded guilty to shooting his girlfriend during a night of heavy drinking in August. Jimmy Scaggs Jr., 22, of 27 Oliver St., told the judge Thursday that he was extremely intoxicated when the shooting occurred Aug. 4 and his girlfriend was injured. The victim, Kimberly Owens, told police that Scaggs had threatened to kill her once that night and held a gun to her head. Later that night, she said, he pulled a gun out and it discharged as she turned away. The bullet struck her arm and penetrated her chest.

STANFORD — The man accused of firing a gun multiple times in the front yard of a Maywood Road home on New Year’s Eve was sentenced to five years in jail Tuesday after pleading guilty to amended charges in July. Jeff Wade, 42, was originally charged with attempted murder, 10 counts of wanton endangerment and 11 counts of possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. Wade was attending a New Year’s Eve party when he got into an altercation with another guest.

LEXINGTON — Garrett Dean is a die-hard Kentucky basketball fan, and even though he was just 9 years old at the time John Calipari was hired as the Wildcats’ new coach, he was thrilled with the hire. “I just knew he was a good coach,” Dean said. He never anticipated then that about 18 months later he would be on the Rupp Arena court as part of Big Blue Madness, but there he was Friday participating in a free-throw contest after earning the right during Calipari’s summer camp at Danville.

STANFORD - The Harrodsburg man who was wounded after shooting at a Stanford police officer outside Walmart has been released from custody after being discharged from the hospital and posting bond. Jackie Murphy, who is charged with the attempted murder of officer Tim Morris, posted a $200,000 property bond Friday, the day he was released from the medical facility at the Kentucky State Reformatory at LaGrange, said Lisa Lamb, spokeswoman for the Corrections Cabinet. Murphy, 71, had been treated at the state facility since the Aug. 20 shooting, when he was shot four times below the waist by Morris after allegedly opening fire on the officer in the Walmart parking lot. Murphy's attorney, David Marshall of Nicholasville, entered a “not guilty” plea on his client's behalf during an arraignment last week in Lincoln District Court.

JUNCTION CITY - Authorities are looking for a man accused of shooting at an occupied vehicle Wednesday night, Boyle County Sheriff Marty Elliott said. About 10:30 p.m., a 19-year-old man was driving south on U.S. 127 when another driver in a black pickup truck began following him. The truck pulled alongside the man and swerved at him several times, according to Elliott. The suspect then allegedly chased the man through Junction City and nearly caused an accident. In Alum Springs, the victim's vehicle swerved off the road and into a residential yard.

Four Winchester Police officers heard the screams and gunshots somewhere inside the new George Rogers Clark High School. Tightly grouped in a tactical formation, they started moving, almost running, down the hall past the library and toward the noise. “Go right,” a voice yelled when the unit neared an intersection. “Down the long hallway. Down the long hallway.” The screaming got louder and louder as they went down the hall at speed. Another burst of gunfire, and the gunman was face down on the floor being handcuffed.

Police believe a suspected shooter has fled from Kentucky after wounding another man in an early Sunday morning shooting on Second Street. Dominick Evans, 21 of Lexington, is recovering in a Lexington hospital from a single gunshot wound to the abdomen, Winchester Police Detective James Hall said. The suspected shooter, 21-year-old Whitney Donte Jackson of Winchester, will be facing first-degree assault charges once he is located, Hall said. Warrants for Jackson's arrest have already been obtained, he said.

STANFORD - When Ryan Shangraw and Bo Upton were gunned down nearly seven years ago in a trailer near Hubble, it was Jamarkos Campbell who did most of the shooting, a prosecutor said Friday. Commonwealth's Attorney Eddy Montgomery identified Campbell as the "main shooter" for the first time publicly during a pretrial conference in Lincoln Circuit Court. Campbell, 23, will be the first of five Richmond men to go on trial for the 2002 murders of Upton and Shangraw. The date is set for April 6, and Montgomery expects the trial to go off as scheduled.

The pistol competitions held every other Thursday night at the Boyle Fish and Game Club are just for fun, and they can teach a little handgun discipline in the process. You are not going to win anything, except maybe bragging rights that you had the best score and the best time. These shoot scenarios are patterned after those practiced by the International Defensive Pistol Association and always involve several different scenarios in which the shooters compete. There is always a reload situation in each scenario.

Charges from a February 2012 shooting and robbery were dismissed after the victim refused to cooperate with prosecutors. William Fulz, 35, was charged with first-degree robbery and first-degree assault after he allegedly shot Earl McVey Jr. outside 88 Tyler Banks Court on Feb. 26, 2012. He also allegedly robbed McVey, police said at the time. Thursday afternoon, Fulz's indictment and all charges were dismissed without prejudice in Clark Circuit Court. Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Heidi Engel said the victim had refused to work with prosecutors and could not be located.

CRAB ORCHARD - An investigation into a Lincoln County man who shot his granddaughter in the leg Thursday morning has led to the arrest of the man's son for possession of more than $10,000 worth of stolen property. David Brummett, 45, has been charged with two counts of receiving stolen property, after Kentucky State Police found construction equipment - including a Bobcat and six trailers - and more than 130 firearms at his house on Simpson Road in the Crab Orchard area, KSP spokesman Trooper Paul Blanton said.

STANFORD - A Harrodsburg man who allegedly shot at a Stanford police officer in front of Walmart in August will likely not go to trial on May 2 as had been planned. Instead, the trial has been delayed while Jackie Murphy, 71, undergoes a psychiatric evaluation to determine his competency to stand trial for attempted murder. The evaluation could take up to two months. According to court documents, the competency evaluation is necessary because Murphy plans to use "evidence of a mental disease or defect" as a defense during his trial.

Four Winchester Police officers heard the screams and gunshots somewhere inside the new George Rogers Clark High School. Tightly grouped in a tactical formation, they started moving, almost running, down the hall past the library and toward the noise. “Go right,” a voice yelled when the unit neared an intersection. “Down the long hallway. Down the long hallway.” The screaming got louder and louder as they went down the hall at speed. Another burst of gunfire, and the gunman was face down on the floor being handcuffed.

LEXINGTON - Having Kyle Wiltjer score in a variety of ways against Tennessee did more than just add to the Kentucky sophomore's confidence. “It builds his confidence and builds our confidence, too,” UK¿freshman Alex Poythress said. “When he is out there, he brings a lot of things to the table. He is 3-point shooter and is a great free throw shooter, too. But he showed he can score in other ways. “I think he can be a good defender when he wants to be and when he chases down the ball screens.

STANFORD - Less than a week after his case was waived to a grand jury, a Mercer County man accused of shooting at a Stanford police officer has been indicted on one count of attempted murder. Jackie Murphy, 71, was charged after a shootout with Stanford police officer Tim Morris in front of Walmart on Aug. 20. Murphy was shot four times below the waist during the incident and taken from the scene by ambulance. According to police, Murphy was confronted by Walmart security after attempting to shoplift some sandpaper.

STANFORD - An elderly man accused of shooting at a Stanford police officer in front of Walmart appeared for a preliminary hearing Thursday, after several months of rescheduling. Jackie Murphy, 71, did not approach the front of the courtroom while his case was heard before Judge Bill Oliver. Murphy's attorney, David Marshall, and Lincoln County Attorney Daryl Day discussed the case with Oliver in near-whispers that couldn't be heard in the main courtroom seating area. A circuit court clerk employee confirmed Thursday afternoon that Murphy's case had been waived to a grand jury.