Riley Coston. Photo by Fayette County Detention Center, and is a public record.
Which brings me to this case:
Lexington police arrest driver who allegedly killed pedestrian in a hit-and-run
Jacolby Williams, mugshot via WKYT-TV, because the Lexington Herald-Leader wouldn’t publish it.
But it seems that what my best friend used to call the Lexington Herald-Liberal extends that to those convicted of crimes, serious crimes, as well. Continue reading
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| ↑1 | McClatchy Mugshot Policy:
Publishing mugshots of arrestees has been shown to have lasting effects on both the people photographed and marginalized communities. The permanence of the internet can mean those arrested but not convicted of a crime have the photograph attached to their names forever. Beyond the personal impact, inappropriate publication of mugshots disproportionately harms people of color and those with mental illness. In fact, some police departments have started moving away from taking/releasing mugshots as a routine part of their procedures. To address these concerns, McClatchy will not publish crime mugshots — online, or in print, from any newsroom or content-producing team — unless approved by an editor. To be clear, this means that in addition to photos accompanying text stories, McClatchy will not publish “Most wanted” or “Mugshot galleries” in slide-show, video or print. Any exception to this policy must be approved by an editor. Editors considering an exception should ask:
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We first noted Zaakir McClendon in August of 2025, when he was finally arrested for the 2022 murder of Nicolas Elizalde and 2023 murder of Nafis Betrand-Hill. I had to use the mugshot of young Mr McClendon, tweeted by Steve Keeley, because the newspaper declined to publish it. The neck tattoo means automatically guilty. It’s a bit hard to read, but it appears to be “NIMB” or “NLMB”, the first of which could possibly be a bad abbreviation for “numbskull.”
We understand: The Philadelphia Inquirer doesn’t like to publish photos of accused criminals, because to do so might prejudice the cases against them, and such photos might follow an acquitted man many years into the future. But what about when the accused criminal is actually convicted?
At 17, he killed a 14-year-old outside Roxborough High — and then killed again. He faces decades in prison.
Zaakir McClendon, 21, was sentenced Friday for his role in killing Nicolas Elizalde, 14, and Nafis Betrand-Hill, 16.
A homosexual activist named Randon Sprinkle? I just had to check, but as far as I could find, it is his real name.
Ex Democratic staffer sentenced to 10 years for distribution of child sexual abuse material
Gwyndolyn Miles, Richmond Times-Dispatch | Thursday, September 3, 2026
RICHMOND — The former democratic political strategist charged with child sex crimes has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to the Department of Justice.
Randon Alexander Sprinkle, 31, of Richmond, was convicted on charges of distribution of child sexual abuse material. The DOJ reported that Sprinkle pled guilty on April 23. Continue reading
So, a man who had managed to keep a clean record himself was hanging around previously convicted felons, and has now been sentenced to five years of three-hots-and-a-cot. Normally I would include the criminals mugshot, something the Lexington Herald-Leader will not do, but the internet search for this fine gentleman’s mugshot turned up images of more than one person, and I cannot be certain which one is this new guest of the federal government.
Man sentenced to prison time for buying guns later used in Kentucky violent crimes
After all of the scandals involving Catholic priests, I’m always not-so-secretly glad when these sexual abuse scandals involve teachers or Protestants. Though the Lexington Herald-Leader simply tells us that the alleged offender was a youth minister, he was with the Green River Pentecostal Church in Lincoln County.
Kentucky youth pastor who confessed to sex crimes now faces federal charge
By Taylor Six | August 30, 2026 | 12:22 PM EDT
A Lincoln County youth pastor was federally charged last week with online enticement of a minor, according to court documents released Friday.
Jason Coulter, 48, of Lincoln County, faces one count of online enticement of a minor after he sexually abused a member of his church’s youth group, according to an affidavit. He was already facing charges in state court.
Did I jinx the city of Lexington? The Lexington Herald-Leader reported Saturday afternoon that:
(This) was the third weekend in a row for fatal shootings in Lexington, after six months when no homicides were reported.
I noted, on August 14th:
Lexington, Kentucky, current population 329,791, has seen four murders so far in 2026. Philly has 4.77 times Lexington’s population, but 27 times as many murders.
I’d like to think that the gang-bangers in Lexington didn’t take what I wrote as a personal challenge! Continue reading
Brandon Dockery, mugshot by Fayette County Detention Center, and is a public record.
Defendant apologizes for deadly Lexington shooting during his murder trial
By Taylor Six | Monday, August 24, 2026 | 1:00 PM EDT
The man charged with killing a Lexington father in a downtown parking lot testified at his own trial Monday, expressing remorse and saying the shooting was a “stain on him that will never go away.”
That won’t go away for Raymar Webb, either, because he’s been stone-cold graveyard dead for over five years now. Continue reading
Tuesday morning’s lead editorial in The Philadelphia Inquirer is a complaint that President Trump is fighting a war on the truth by claiming that the credentialed media often publish #FakeNews, while at the same time publishing, as an ostensibly ‘straight news’ story that is actually a sob story about a convicted murderer who wants to get out of prison. Continue reading