Two people have been indicted in connection with the fire that heavily damanged the Wayne County Attorney’s Office in May. James Rigney and Tasha Brumley were indicted for second degree arson by a Wayne County Grand Jury on Tuesday, August 19.

The fire began in the early morning hours of May 22. Rigney was arrested on Wednesday, June 4, following an investigation by Kentucky State Police arson investigators.

During a preliminary hearing held in Wayne District Court, investigators alleged that the fire was set to cover up a burglary in the county attorney’s office. Investigators indicated that they received information from an informant who had been present during the time of the burglary and fire.

After last week’s session the grand jury returned indictments against both Rigney and Brumley. They were also indicted for burglary third degree, tampering with physicial evidence and theft by unlawful taking under $500.

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Two arrests were made recently in regard to attempts to bring contraband into the Wayne County Jail.

According to Jailer Ray Upchurch, on August 14, Summer Stringer, 24, of Monticello, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant. A deputy jailer intersected a call that Stringer’s intent was to be arrested and to bring contraband into the detention center.

Upon her admission to jail, Upchurch said an x-ray was done that revealed three Suboxen strips and meth in Stringer’s body cavity. The contraband was turned over to the Lake Cumberland Area Drug Task Force for charges.

Upchurch said that also on August 14, Jeffrey Fulton, 35, of Monticello, was arrested on a warrant for a parole violation. While conducting a search, a deputy jailer found three and a half pills identified as Oxycodone.

The contraband was turned over to the Lake Cumberland Drug Task Force for charges.

Upchurch noted that promoting contraband will not be tolerated at the facility.

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The Wayne County Cardinals met Monroe County last Friday night at Darrell Carter Stadium in Tompkinsville, in a matchup of two top ten teams in Class 3A, in the season opener for both teams.

Wayne County entered as the #10 ranked squad in the Herald-Leader Coaches poll, coming off last year’s record-breaking 14-1 season, while the Falcons were returning 15 starters from an 8-4 team that entered as the #7 ranked team in the same poll.

The Cards looked good in a 13-6 scrimmage win over Harlan County at Lynn Camp, while Monroe County looked solid in their preseason work against both Campbellsville and Rockcastle County.

Wayne County entered the 14th meeting between the two schools with a 6-7 all-time series record, which included a 44-14 win at Jewell Field to open the 2013 season.

Wayne County broke open a 14-14 hafltime tie with a 19-7 third quarter edge and never trailed again on the way to claiming a 41-28 win.

The Cards used 55 plays to total 398 yards and 17 first downs, with 315 yards coming on the ground led by the running back tandem of Chase Jackson and Michael Lawson.