Tag: Lexington
Laurance Newby, Armed Fentanyl Trafficking, Kentucky 2025
⏱ 2 min read A Lexington man’s reign of fentanyl terror came crashing down as Laurance Newby, 38, was sentenced to 180 months behind bars for armed fentanyl trafficking. The case unfolded between December 2024 and June 2025 when a confidential informant bought fentanyl from Newby on three occasions. The final straw came on June…
Trevor Jerremy Jones, Possession of Stolen Firearm, South Carolina 2021
⏱ 3 min read Trevor Jerremy Jones, 36, got caught red-handed in Lexington County, South Carolina, with a stolen pistol and a stash of pot. On November 6, 2021, a University of South Carolina Police officer pulled over Jones for a suspicious expired car tag. When the cop approached the vehicle, he got a whiff…
Kentucky Auto Dealership Bosses, COVID-19 Relief Scam, Kentucky 2020
⏱ 2 min read A Lexington, Ky., automotive management company has admitted to scamming the federal government out of a COVID-19 relief loan worth over $2 million. Jeff Wyler Automotive Family, Inc. agreed to pay $2,106,927 to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims for a Paycheck Protection Program loan. The company, which managed a…
Dashawn Dawkins, Kickbacks, Kentucky 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Lexington man, Dashawn Dawkins, made a killing off fake urine tests at a sober home company called Serenity Keeper’s, LLC. Investigators say Dawkins, a peer support specialist, raked in $62,750 in kickbacks for ordering urine tests that cost Medicaid and Medicare a staggering $2,569,946. The scam involved Dawkins and others…
Ronald Jerome Woolfolk, Jr., Charity Fraud, Kentucky 2022
⏱ 2 min read Ronald Jerome Woolfolk, Jr., a 27-year-old licensed mortician apprentice from Lexington, Kentucky, was sentenced to 34 months for running a brazen scam targeting a charity that supports families who have lost children. Between August 15, 2022, and October 16, 2023, Woolfolk used his position at a funeral home to submit 23…
De’Marionne Zaquann Miller AK-Style Rifle Hostage Situation Lexingt…
⏱ 3 min read De’Marionne Zaquann Miller, 22, is staring down a potential life sentence after a chaotic bust in Lexington County last June. The scene unfolded when deputies responded to a frantic call from a Florida family, fearing for a woman held captive. Miller fled the apartment with an AK-style rifle, ditching it during…
