STAFF REPORT Tuesday, May 28, 2013 — Today’s edition of “Brooks & Company” will feature Open Lines Tuesday to allow listeners to talk about recent events, including the tragic murder of Bardstown Police Officer Jason Ellis. Join the show by calling (502) 348-2222 during the show which runs from 11 a.m. to noon on 1320 […]
Monday, May 27, 2013 — A candlelight vigil is set for 9 p.m. tonight at the Bardstown Police Department to honor the memory of Officer Jason Ellis. The community is invited to participate in this tribute. The police department has a limited number of candles available, and those who plan to attend are encouraged to […]
STAFF REPORT Monday, May 27, 2013, 5 p.m. — The Bardstown Police Department reports they have been receiving requests regarding a Facebook group called “Giving forward Officer Jason Ellis Memorial Fund.” This group is not authorized by the family or the Nelson County Board of Education. A fund for donations is being setup by the […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Monday, May 27, 2013, 3:30 p.m. — A larger-than-usual crowd turned out at the Bardstown Cemetery for the annual Memorial Day observance sponsored by American Legion Posts 121 and 167. Kenny Fogle reprised his role as master of ceremonies for the observance, a role he took on after the […]
Monday, May 27, 2013, 10 a.m. — Police and Nelson County EMS were called to the 900 block of Fairfield Road just after midnight Monday morning for a reported pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Kentucky State Police and officers from the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene. Dispatchers reported the incident may have […]
May 27, 2013, 8:30 a.m. — Bardstown Police and Nelson County EMS responded Saturday to a report of a possible suicide attempt at at home in the 200 block of South Center Street in Bardstown. First-responders were dispatched at about 6 p.m. for a male subject who was not breathing. Police arrived to find the […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Sunday, May 26, 2013 5 p.m. — The shooting death of Bardstown Police Officer Jason Ellis was a premeditated, deliberate murder, KSP investigators said Sunday at a press conference. Investigators have determined that after finishing his regular shift at 2 a.m., Ellis was on his way home when he […]
Jason Ellis, 33, of Bardstown, died Saturday, May 25, 2013. He was born September 22, 1979, in Cincinnati and was a K-9 officer for the Bardstown Police Department. He was a 1998 graduate of Glen Este High School in Cincinnati where he was a first team all-city baseball player in 1998 and player of the […]
STAFF REPORT Sunday, May 26, 2013, 11:30 a.m. — Nelson County Coroner Field Houghlin reported the Bardstown Police officer officer shot and killed early Saturday morning was shot multiple times with a 12-gauge shotgun. According to WDRB in Louisville, Houghlin believed it looked like Bardstown Police Officer Jason Ellis was ambushed. Kentucky State Police Trooper Norman […]
Donald Anthony Cecil, 81 of Howardstown, died Friday, May 24, 2013, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. He was born and raised in Howardstown, was a Catholic by faith and a member of the St. Ann Catholic Church in Howardstown. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in the Korean War. He was […]
