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 Jail. 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. This information is public record.
Jan. 9, 2014
Courtney Nicole Decker, 21, probation violation (for felony offense).
Edwards S. Wethington, 42, probation violation (for felony offense).
James Orley Abshear, 51, probation violation (for felony offense).
Joseph Alan Simpson, 28, probation violation (for felony offense).
Matthew B. Sheakley, 31, probation violation (for felony offense).
Dennis Lee Allen, 33, possession of controlled substances, first-degree (opiates); possession of marijuana; possession of drug paraphernalia and complicity to the same.
Alex Nelson Keeling, 23, contempt of court, libel/slander, resistance to order.
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