Nelson County Jail Logs — Feb. 16-19, 2025
Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Correctional Center. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. Everyone booked into the jail is presumed to be innocent. This information is public record.
Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025
Charles Eugene Clark, 45, New Haven, menacing; resisting arrest; intimidating a participant in the legal process. Bond is $500 cash. Booked at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, by the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office.
Crystal Ann Madden, 32, Bardstown,alcohol intoxication in a public place. No bond. Booked at 10:29 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, by the Bardstown Police Department.
Monday, Feb. 17, 2025
Joseph E. Harrison, 20, Bardstown, reckless driving; no insurance card; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs/etc. No bond. Booked at 2:54 a.m. Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, by the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office.
Elijah Lee Cothern, 37, Radcliff, menacing; public intoxication, controlled substance (excludes alcohol); terroristic threatening, third-degree; assault, third-degree, police or probation officer; trafficking in controlled substance, first-degree, fentanyl; resisting arrest; possession controlled substance, first-degree (methamphetamine); possession controlled substance, first-degree (cocaine). No bond. Booked at 12:53l p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, by the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office.
James Dean Smith, 60, Bardstown, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs/etc. No bond. Booked at 12:56 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, by the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office.
Andrea Lynn Smith, 48, Willisburg, careless driving; possession controlled substance, first-degree (methamphetamine). Released on recognizance. Booked at 10:49 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, by the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office.
Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025
Zachary Michael Batholome, 29, Louisville, speeding, 26 mph or more over speed limit; reckless driving; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs/etc.; possession of an open alcohol beverage container in a motor vehicle. Released on recognizance. Booked at 12:22 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, by the Kentucky State Police.
Michael Paul Donahue, 50, Bardstown, driving on a DUI suspended license. Released on recognizance. Booked at 12:58 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, by the Bardstown Police Department.
Charles Kevin Callahan, 54, Bardstown, driving on a DUI suspended license. No bond. Booked at 10:18 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, by the Nelson District Court.
Charles Warren Mattingly, 59, Cox’s Creek, order of appearance. No bond. Booked at 12:37 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, by the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office.
Steven Dalecox Williams, 51, Louisville, failure to appear; fugitive from another state; promoting contraband, second-degree. Bond total is $26,500 cash, $5,000 surety. Booked at 3:48 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, by the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office.
Rodney Blake Chesser, 33, Bloomfield, burglary, second-degree; possession of burglary tools; criminal mischief, second-degree. Bond is $5,000 cash. Booked at 4:25 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, by the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office.
Elizabeth Ruth Bushchard-Ash, 50, New Haven, harassing communications. Released on recognizance. Booked at 9:57 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, by the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office.
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025
Kyle Leon Mathewson, 20, Louisville, order of appearance. No bond. Booked at 10:42 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, by the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office.
Virgil Lee Zicari, 29, Elizabethtown, public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol); possession controlled substance, first-degree, fentanyl; possession controlled substance, third-degree, drug unspecified; possession of marijuana. Booked at 6:23 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, by the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office.
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