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Date of Distribution: February 1, 2013
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OFFICE OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
30 TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
THOMAS B. WINE, COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY
Weekly Media Release: February 4 - 10, 2013
Prepared by: Elizabeth Jones Brown, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney
Attention: Assig
NOTE: These represent only a few of the many cases which the Office of Jefferson County
Commonwealth's Attorney is handling. If you have any comments, or need further information
concerning these or any other matters please do not hesitate to call. An indictment is only an
accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until or unless found guilty. The enclosed court
actions are subject to change.
According to the Rules of Criminal Procedure (RCr 3.02, 3.05, and 8.01) the arraignment of
individuals whose case has been submitted directly to the grand jury shall take place as reasonably soon
as possible. If you are interested in a case that has been submitted directly to the grand jury, then please
contact the court division in which it has been assigned to obtain the time and date of the arraignment.
Arraignment
Mark Reynolds Bolan, 13CR0244 (Murder) Mr. Bolan (DOB 6/15/1966) is charged in
connection with the December 17, 2012, shooting of Gilbert Robinson on the 300 Block of
Shawnee Drive. The victim died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head on December 24,
2012. Arraignment is scheduled for Monday, February 4, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in Division 2. Alice
Jones is the prosecutor.
Jerard Garrett & Billy Richardson, 13CR0246 (BOTH: Murder, Robbery I; GARRETT:
also Wanton Endangerment I, Persistent Felony Offender I) Mr. Garrett (9/24/1981) and Mr.
Richardson (DOB 9/13/1989) are charged with the murder and robbery of Jaime Young on
December 29, 2012. Arraignment is scheduled for Monday, February 4, 2013, at 9:00 in
Division 2. James Lesousky is the prosecutor.

Hearing
Daniel L. Barnes, 11CR2561 (Murder) Mr. Barnes (DOB 4/4/65) is charged in connection
with the June 29, 2011, beating death of Edward Mather in the 800 block of South 4 th Street. A
Competency hearing is scheduled for Thursday, February 7, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. in Division 6.
Katherine Kingren is the prosecutor.
Joseph R. Banis (DOB 2/4/72) / Jeffery S. Mundt (DOB 2/20/72), 10CR1867 (BOTH:
Murder, Robbery 1 st Degree, Tampering with Physical Evidence; BANIS: Burglary 1 st Degree,
Possession of a Forged Instrument, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia) The defendants are charged in connection with the June 17, 2010, discovery of
the remains of James Carroll buried in the basement of residence in the 1400 block of S. 4 th
Street. A Hearing has been scheduled for Thursday, February 7, 2013, at 2:00 in Division 3 on
motions in anticipation of Mr. Banis’ trial. Ryane Conroy is the prosecutor.
Pre-trial conference
Martin Keehn & Jeffrey Kingdon, 12CR2268 (Complicity to Murder, Wanton
Endangerment First Degree and Tampering with Physical Evidence) Mr. Keehn (DOB 7/31/91)
and Mr. Kingdon (DOB 6/20/90) are charged in connection with a shooting that caused the
death of Rico Robinson Jr. on July 23, 2012, on a TARC bus near the corner of Goldsmith Lane
and Bardstown Road. A Pre-Trial Conference is scheduled for Monday, February 4, 2013, at
9:00 a.m. in Division 7. Kristi Gray is the prosecutor.
Keentay J. Hunter, 12CR2739 (Murder, Attempted Murder, Possession of a Handgun by a
Convicted Felon, Assault in the First Degree, Fleeing or Evading Police in the First Degree,
Tampering with Physical Evidence) Mr. Hunter (DOB 4/16/95) is charged with the shooting of
two individuals on July 27, 2012, after which he fled from officers and discarded a handgun
which was recovered by a K9 officer. A Pre-Trial Conference is scheduled for Monday, February
4, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in Division 12. Josh Schneider is the prosecutor.
Robert Keith Thornton, 08CR3866 (Robbery 1 st Degree 47 Counts, Violation of a
Protective Order, Fleeing or Evading Police) Mr. Thornton (DOB 5/26/65) is charged in
connection with numerous robberies in Jefferson County dating back to 2001, as well as a
December 23, 2008, police chase following the robbery of the Wendy’s at 4041 Taylorsville Rd.
A Pre-Trial Conference has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. in
Division 4. Erin White is the prosecutor.
Gary Steven Bond, 10CR1550 (Murder, Sodomy 1 st Degree) Mr. Bond (DOB 2/15/52) is
charged in connection with the May 12, 2010, strangling death of Julie Hendrick in an
apartment in the Clifton neighborhood. A Pre-Trial Conference has been scheduled for
Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. in Division 3. Chris Foster is the prosecutor.
Janeaka N. Conn & Anquanette M. Davis, 11CR2966 (Murder) Ms. Conn (DOB 5/22/79)
and Ms. Davis (DOB 2/21/78) are charged in connection with the September 22, 2005, shooting
death of Kendra Boykin at her home on Grand Ave. A Pre-Trial Conference is scheduled for
Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. in Division 10. Ryane Conroy is the prosecutor.
John Robinson, III, 12CR3171 (Murder) Mr. Robinson (DOB 03/29/1995) is charged in
connection with the stabbing death of Darnishia Peoples at 2231 Peaslee Road in September of

2012. Mr. Robinson is allegedly the ex-boyfriend of victim. A Pre-Trial Conference is scheduled
for Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. in Division 11. Alicia Gomez is the prosecutor.
Tony E. Whitfield, Jr,. 12CR3837 (Murder) Mr. Whitfield (DOB 5/12/1983) is charged in
connection with a shooting death on December 13, 2012, outside a gentleman’s club at 3608
South Seventh Street. A pretrial conference is scheduled for February 7. 2013, at 9:30 a.m. in
Division 12. Jessica A. Moore is the prosecutor.
Joseph Johnson, 12CR3368 (Murder, Fleeing or Evading Police in the First Degree,
Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, Disregarding a Traffic Control Device) Mr. Johnson
(DOB 02/21/1949) is charged in connection with a collision that killed another person while Mr.
Johnson was fleeing police. Investigators located cocaine in bags in Mr. Johnson’s vehicle. A
Pre-Trial Conference is scheduled for Thursday, February 7, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. in Division 11.
Kristi Gray is the prosecutor.
Veneeta Darnley-David & Diontray Jackson, 12CR2663 (DARNLEY-DAVID – Wanton
Endangerment First Degree [3 cts], Failure to Report Child Abuse [2 cts]; JACKSON – Rape in
the First Degree, Sodomy in the First Degree, Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, Attempted
Sodomy in the First Degree, Wanton Endangerment First Degree, Distribution of Obsence
Material to Minors, Persistent Felony Offender in the First Degree, Assault in the Fourth
Degree) Mr. Jackson (DOB 12/2/79) is charged with sexual and physical abuse of three children
of Ms. Darnley-David (DOB 11/8/71), who is herself charged with knowing about the abuse but
doing nothing to stop or report it. A Pre-Trial Conference is scheduled for Thursday, February
7, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. in Division 2. Sara Farmer is the prosecutor.
Antonio D. McFarland, 12CR1905 (Murder, Tampering with Physical Evidence, Wanton
Endangerment 1 st [3 cts]) Mr. McFarland (DOB 10/25/90) is charged in connection with the
shooting death of 15-year-old Tysha Spearman in June of 2012, near the area of 18th Street and
Crop Alley. A Pre-Trial Conference is scheduled for Thursday, February 7, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. in
Division 13. Frank Dahl is the prosecutor.
Jerry W. Stepp, 12CR3428 (Kidnapping, Sodomy in the First Degree [4 cts], Sexual Abuse in
the First Degree, Rape in the First Degree [2 cts], Unlawful Imprisonment in the First Degree,
Stalking in the First Degree, Assault in the Second Degree) Mr. Stepp (DOB 10/30/1946) is
charged in connection with forcing a female victim into his truck and taking her to another
location where he raped and sodomized her. A Pre-Trial Conference is scheduled for Friday,
February 8, 2013, at 8:45 a.m. in Division 8. Kristi Gray is the prosecutor.
Deshawn Payne, 13 CR0185 (Robbery I [4 counts], PFO I) Mr. Payne is charged in
connection with four business robberies between October and December, 2012, on Third Street
Road and Southside Drive. A Pre-Trial Conference is scheduled for Friday, February 8, 2013, at
9:00 a.m. in Division 3. Alice Jones is the prosecutor.
Bobbi Jo Clary, 11CR3329 (Complicity to Murder, Robbery First Degree, Tampering with
Physical Evidence) Ms. Clary (DOB 9/10/76) is charged in connection with the October 30th,
2011, death of George Arvin Murphy from massive head trauma near the 1700 block of Duncan
Street. A Pre-Trial Conference is scheduled for Friday, February 8, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. in
Division 12. Stacy Grieve is the prosecutor.
Sentencing

Marshall C. Smith III, 12CR2553 (Theft by Failure to Make a Required Disposition of
Property Over $10,000 [12 cts], Theft by Failure to Make a Required Disposition of Property
Over $500 [2 cts], Defrauding a Secured Creditor Over $100 [3 cts]) Mr. Smith (DOB 5/23/57),
President of MCS Enterprises, dba “Tinker Toys”, a local RV dealership has pleaded guilty in
connection with failing to pay owners of RV’s sold on consignment, failing to make payoffs on
trade-ins, and failing to transfer several sold RV’s The amount stolen exceeds $300,000. This
case was investigated and charged by the Attorney General’s Office as a result of consumer
complaints filed with that office. A sentencing is scheduled for Thursday, February 7, 2013, at
9:30 a.m. Jeff Cooke is the prosecutor.
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