William Brighton                         John Brighton

Cadiz Police have made three arrests in the investigation of a cough syrup theft from earlier in the month.

Cadiz Police were notified by Hancock’s Market on May 8 that they had surveillance video showing two people stealing cough syrup off the shelves. An employee later found three empty boxes on a shelf in the store.

A few days later police released photos of the suspects to media and they were almost immediately able to identify suspects based on tips they received. Sgt. Scott Brown located the suspects—18-year old John David Brighton and 25-year old William Brighton of Cadiz—at 81 Lafayette Street later that day and attempted to question them. They reportedly refused to speak with police and invoked their right to an attorney.

On Saturday, Sgt. Brown and Officer Roger Knight went to 81 Lafayette Street to serve arrest warrants, when the two male suspects allegedly exited the house through a side window and fled on foot. The officers attempted to catch up to the suspects before losing them in a wooded area on Depot Street.

They’d later arrested John Brighton in the woods and charged him with Theft, Tampering with Evidence and Fleeing from Police. The Trigg County Sheriff’s Office went to the suspects’ uncle’s home on Wallace Avenue, where 54-year old Wayne S. Whittingham reportedly told police he hadn’t seen his nephew. A member of the public said William Brighton had been seen going inside and he was later arrested in the home on the same charges as his brother.

Whittingham was arrested and charged with Hindering the Apprehension of a Fugitive. All three men were lodged in the Christian County Jail.
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A wreck involving a motorcycle late Saturday morning injured a Hopkinsville man.

The incident happened a little before noon on West 7^th Street at the Wildwood Drive intersection, according to the Hopkinsville Police report, which says 22-year old Elywyquan Vinson of Hopkinsville turned left off Seventh onto Wildwood and hit an eastbound motorcycle driven by 21-year old Justin Bird of Hopkinsville in the left side.

Vinson's vehicle continued onto Wildwood, before hitting a tree, while Bird was thrown from his bike. Bird, who was wearing a helmet, was taken to Jennie Stuart Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries. Vinson was not hurt.

Police cited Vinson into court for driving without insurance or a valid drivers license.

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Very few details are given, but two women were arrested on Assault charges late last week after school officials contacted police about injuries on a child.

A news release from Hopkinsville Police says officers were called to Belmont Elementary School in reference to possible child abuse. When they arrived, they determined the child had been abused by his mother and another female he referenced as his aunt who also lived in the home.

The child was interviewed at the Pennyrile Children's Advocacy Center and both women were also questioned. The two women were eventually arrested and charged with First Degree Assault, due to the nature of the child's injuries. The names of the suspects are not listed on the news release and the arrest citations were not in the media basket, as of Sunday morning.

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Police believe road rage may have been a factor in a rear-end collision on West 7^th Street Thursday night that injured one person.

The drivers involved gave conflicting stories, but the Hopkinsville Police report from Officer Matt Overby says 19-year old Trey Shoblock of Hopkinsville had been westbound on 7^th preparing to make a left turn onto Wildwood Drive around 9:15 pm.

20-year old Andrew Scott of Hopkinsville was also westbound and apparently rear-ended Shoblock. The report says some type of chase ensued afterward before Shoblock went to a Wildwood Drive address and called police. Scott was soon located at 1604 West 7^th. Officer Overby writes the conflicting reports and circumstances led him to determine it was an act of “road rage” over a previous conflict between the two men.

A passenger of Shoblock, 18-year old Lindsey Huddleston of Hopkinsville, was taken to Jennie Stuart Medical Center to be checked out. Scott was cited for driving on a suspended license.

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A local man was arrested on DUI charges following a single-vehicle wreck Friday evening on Cox Mill Road.

The Hopkinsville Police report says 69-year old David Underwood of Hopkinsville was southbound just before 10 near the 2600 block of Cox Mill when ran off the road and hit a mailbox. His vehicle continued off the road into a street sign, before finally coming to rest in the front yard at 2615 Cox Mill.

Officer Robert Stokes writes Underwood admitted to drinking before driving and that he failed field sobriety tests. He allegedly blew a .208 on the breath test, well over twice the legal limit. Underwood was arrested and charged with his second DUI in the last five years. No one was injured in the incident.

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