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THE CADIZ RECORD The Hometown Newspaper for Trigg County since 1881 f O f ' ****' 0 VOL. 112 NO. 16 COPYRIGHT © 1993, THE CADIZ RECORD, CADIZ, KENTUCKY 50 CENTS Dollar, Russell, Wooi indicted The Trigg County Grand Jury indicted last eight as chief. retired Police Chief Robert S. Dollar, As Russell, 39 is charged with second-de sistant Chief Robert "Buck" Russell and gree sodomy and third-degree sodomy. His former Cadiz businessman Jimmy Woody charges carry a maximum 15-year sen on felony charges of having sex with a fe Additional indictments tence. male when she was as young as 13. by Grand Jury are His contact with the alleged victim was The grand jury's action on April 16 con from November 1987 through December cluded a six-week investigation by Com on Page A-16 1989. monwealth Attorney G.L. Ovey with the Russell, who carries the rank of major, is assistance of the Kentucky State Police. on indefinite suspension from the police "This investigation is now complete," department. Russell has been a policeman said Ovey. "No other police officers are Due to full court dockets, trials are not for 12 years, the last two as assistant involved." expected until next year. chief. The female, now 19, filed a complaint The commonwealth attorney said that Woody, reported to be in his 40s, is alleging sexual misconduct, when she was he would not release the name of the fe charged with second-degree rape and between the ages of 13 and 15, with the male unless he was ordered to do so by the third-degree rape. His charges also carry commonwealth attorney's office on March court. a maximum 15-year sentence. 1. Ovey declined to comment on why the Dollar, 60, is charged with one count His contact with the alleged victim was woman had not come forward earlier. each of second-degree rape, third-degree from January 1987 through January 1990. Dollar, Russell, and Woody, who has rape, second-degree sodomy, and third- Second-degree charges stem from contact no connections with the Cadiz Police De degree sodomy. If convicted on each count, with the alleged victim when she was partment, each were presented a summons Dollar could be sentenced to a maximum of younger than 14. Third-degree charges are to appear in Trigg County Circuit Court on 30 years. when the alleged victim was younger than ANNOUNCES INDICTMENTS - Commonwealth Attor May 13. None of the men were arrested His contact with the alleged victim was 16. ney G.L. Ovey met with reporters on April 16 con because they were not considered a threat from September 1987 to January 1990. All crimes reportedly occurred within cerning indictments returned against retired Police to the community or were likely to flee, Dollar retired effective on March 26 Trigg County. Ovey declined to comment if Chief Robert S. Dollar, Assistant Police Chief Robert said Ovey. when the investigation into allegations by the two police officers were on duty when "Buck" Russell, and former Cadiz businessman Jimmy "I felt it was the proper thing to do,” the female, now 19, became public. He the crimes took place and if the incidents W oody. said Ovey. served on the police force for 17 years, the occurred on city property. Task force makes local drug arrests A four-month undercover drug people have to be involved." operation in Trigg County said Boyd. resulted in the arrests of 13 The largest buy was 1-1/2 individuals, including several ounces of cocaine, costing $2,350. in a reported cocaine syndicate, "This is well above a 'street- on April 19, said Jimmy Boyd, level' dealer," said Boyd. director of the Pennyrile The syndicate charges are Narcotics Task Force. linked together while the "We feel we have arrested other drug arrests were from one of the main sources bringing random incidents. drugs into Trigg County," said "We know we haven't Boyd. stopped all the drug flow into There were no particular the county. We'll never win the targets in the investigation, but war on drugs, but it’s our job as quantities of drugs during police officers to unite and purchases escalated and led to make Trigg County a good place several people being charged to live." with engaging in organized Other drugs purchased by the WINS PARTICIPATION TROPHY AGAIN - For the fifth nior Games last week in Hopkinsville. Standing with crime (criminal syndicate), task force included marijuana. straight year, the Cadiz/Trigg County senior citizens the trophy are some of the 49 participants that made which carries a higher prison There also was a couple of team won the traveling trophy for having the largest up the 1993 team. sentence than trafficking drug vehicles seized during the number of county participants at the Pennyrile Se charges. arrests. "For criminal syndicate More arrests from the charges, a minimum of five See Task Force, Page A-9 Change of venue granted in rape trial The trial of a Hopkinsville April 28 trial date set in Lyon complex on Lafayette Street Wilson's court-appointed at man accused with the rape of County on charges of first-de armed with a small-caliber torney, Thomas Glover, re an elderly Cadiz woman late Sivills hopes to gree rape, first-degree robbery, handgun. State Police say quested the change of venue in last year will be in Lyon County first-degree burglary, two Wilson then entered an upper circuit court April 8, saying after Circuit Judge Bill Cun counts of second-degree bur apartment and allegedly raped that he felt a racial issue hire new chief ningham granted a change of glary, and second-degree per the 90-year-old resident. Wil would surface in naming a jury venue last week, citing the ren sistent felony offender. Wilson son forced the woman to write because Wilson is a black man ovation of the Trigg County was-arrested Dec. 26, 1992, by two checks for about 350 dollars charged with raping a white Courthouse as the reason why the Cadiz Police Department each and tried to cash them 30 woman. b y J u n e 1 the trial was moved. and Kentucky State Police after minutes later at a nearby gro However, Circuit Judge Bill Kendall Fitzgerald Wilson, he allegedly entered two lower cery store where he was ap See Trial, Page A-6 Part-time officer also to be added 25, of Hopkinsville, has an apartments of a four-house prehended. Cadiz Mayor Scott Sivills were indicted by the Trigg hopes to hire a new police chief County Grand Jury on April 16. Hearing set for proposed city budget by June 1 and add a part-time The mayor of a Class V city, Cadiz residents will be given meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in Madison, Perry, Wallace, officer to the force in the next such as Cadiz, has the author will be conducted by the Cadiz an opportunity to present writ Cadiz City Hall. Montgomery, Franklin, and few weeks. ity to hire and fire all city em Planning Commission at 7 p.m. ten and oral comments and sub Jefferson streets. The Cadiz Police Department ployees. However, Sivills Another public hearing has on April 22 in Cadiz City Hall. mit questions regarding the Since 1985, the city has re has been two men short since plans to designate three coun- been scheduled at 7 p.m. on proposed city budget of ceived three Community De The council gave final ap March 26, due to allegations of cilmen to assist him in naming a April 29 to obtain views on $2,091,900 for fiscal year 1993- velopment Block Grants to proval for the annexation of misconduct against Chief new police chief. The entire housing and community devel 94 during the May 4 city council talling $1,891,415. The funds the industrial park at the Robert S. Dollar, who submit council will be involved if fur meeting. opment needs for the city’s April 15 council meeting. ther disciplinary action is were used to rehabilitate 107 ted for early retirement when Councilmen were presented Community Development Block taken against Russell. homes, demolish and clear 66 The planning commission will an investigation into the mis copies of the budget during Grant Program application. conduct claims surfaced, and "My main concern is to keep structures, and construct 16 new make a recommendation on their meeting on April 15. In phase four of the city's re Assistant Chief Robert "Buck" the police department homes. zoning to the council. The coun There may be some amendments habilitation project, the council A third public hearing - on Russell, who was indefintely functioning," said Sivills. cil is expected to act on the to the budget prior to the public is seeking to renovate approxi proposed zoning for the recently suspended without pay. Both See Chief, Page A-o commission's recommendation hearing. The May 4 council mately 20 homes along Monroe, annexed Industrial Park #2 — at the May 4 council meeting. Two Sections • 32 Pages Opinion.....................................................................................A-2, A-3 State Sen. Jeff Green Obituaries.......................................................................................... A-4 Allocation formula adopted Society.................................................................................. A -ll - A-13 addresses Chamber of Commerce by Trigg County School Board Sports............................................................... ..................... .... B-l, B-2 Page A-3 Agriculture............................................................................... B-4, B-5 Page A-6 TV Listings, Entertainment............................................... B-7 * B-10 Seniors................................................................................... B -ll, B-12 Classifieds........................................................... B-13-B-15 4 1 1 » A-2, H ie Cadiz Record, Wednesday, April 21,1993 ___ OPINION Non-traditional birthday greetings Just the Other Day By Billy Rawls I have never been one to wait until loyalties are to Michigan.