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Johnson man accused of burglary, assault in Floyd County
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Johnson County man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a Floyd County home last month to assault people inside.
According to an arrest warrant, Jesse James Adams, 35, of Van Lear, allegedly broke into a home on Sept. 20 and proceeded to assault a man and a woman.
The warrant alleges Adams hit the woman and shoved her into a sink, breaking it, then began beating the man. He is also accused of putting holes in the wall and causing the bathroom to flood.
When he finally left, he is also accused of kicking the woman’s puppy off of the porch.
Adams was arrested last week and is now charged with second-degree burglary, first-degree criminal mischief, two counts of fourth-degree assault, and second-degree cruelty to animals. The burglary charge is the most serious, carrying a potential sentence of 5-to-10 years in prison.
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Thompson reelected chief judge of Kentucky Court of Appeals
FRANKFORT — Chief Judge Larry E. Thompson has been reelected by his fellow Kentucky Court of Appeals judges to a second four-year term as chief judge.
Thompson will be sworn in for his new term in January. As chief judge, he provides administrative oversight of the Court of Appeals.
“I am deeply grateful to my fellow judges for the confidence they have placed in me by reelecting me as chief judge,” Thompson said. “It is a tremendous honor and privilege to serve alongside such dedicated and distinguished colleagues on the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and I look forward to continuing our work together in service to the people of the commonwealth.”
Thompson began his first term as chief judge in January 2023 after being sworn in the previous month by then-Chief Justice of the Commonwealth Laurance B. VanMeter.
Thompson was elected to the Court of Appeals in November 2018 after 23 years as a trial court judge. He represents Division 2 of the 7th Appellate District, which includes 33 counties in Eastern Kentucky.
Before joining the appeals court, Thompson served as a Pike County Circuit Court judge in the Family Court division from 1999 through December 2018. He served as chief circuit judge for a period and was president of the Kentucky Circuit Judges Association for two years.
Thompson began his judicial career in 1995 when he was appointed to fill a vacancy on Pike County District Court. He later was elected to Circuit Court in 1999 and served as chief district judge for a period. He practiced law privately from 1987 to 1995.
In 2022, Chief Justice Debra Hembree Lambert appointed Thompson vice chair of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health. Thompson and Lambert lead a statewide effort involving judges, legal professionals and other stakeholders to improve judicial processes involving people with mental health conditions, substance use issues or intellectual disabilities.
Thompson earned a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1983 and a law degree from Northern Kentucky University’s Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 1986.
He is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association and West Virginia Bar Association.
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