AFTERNOON HEADLINES 07/22
THE TODD COUNTY COURTHOUSE WAS BUSY FRIDAY MORNING, AS A HEARING WAS HELD IN TODD CIRCUIT COURT ON A DEFENSE MOTION TO THROW OUT 17-YEAR OLD GARRETT DYE’S MURDER CONFESSION, WITH THAT ACTION HELD BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND THE MEDIA BANNED FROM THE COURTROOM.
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A HEARING REGARDING A POSSIBLE CHANGE OF VENUE WILL LIKELY TAKE PLACE MONDAY OR TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK, WITH DYE ACCUSED IN THE BEATING DEATH OF HIS 9-YEAR OLD SISTER AMY DYE IN FEBRUARY NEAR TRENTON.
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BOND HAS BEEN SET AT ONE MILLION DOLLARS FOR 21-YEAR OLD PHTRA OUM, WHO IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING FORMER HOPKINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STAR VICTOR MOULDIN TO DEATH ON JUNE 19TH IN CLARKSVILLE.
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TODD FISCAL COURT APPROVED FIRST READING OF A NEW REDISTRICTING ORDINANCE WHICH ONLY SLIGHTLY ALTERS CURRENT BOUNDARIES, ACCORDING TO COUNTY ATTORNEY HAROLD “MAC” JOHNS.     **
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IN OTHER ACTION, TODD FISCAL COURT GAVE JOHNS AUTHORITY TO PURSUE FORMER SHERIFF BILLY STOKES AND HIS BONDING COMPANY FOR UNPAID TAXES DURING FISCAL YEAR 2009.
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