EX-DEPUTY JAILER INDICTED IN DRUG CASE

A Daviess County grand jury heard presentations Tuesday that scrutinized
the actions of two law enforcement officers, and one was indicted.

The grand jury charged a former Daviess County deputy jailer with multiple
prescription drug offenses. An Owensboro police officer was cleared in his
role as the driver in an on-duty car crash which left a 22-year-old woman dead.

A grand jury heard the facts of an exhaustive Kentucky State Police
investigation into the May two-vehicle crash at J.R. Miller and Legion
boulevards, said Daviess County Commonwealth Attorney Jay Wethington.

The grand jury found no criminal fault with either of the two drivers,
Officer Steve Morgan or Mandy Cook of Owensboro, Wethington said. Cook's
passenger, Laurie Ann Clark Williams, 22, of the 4900 block of Windy Hollow
Road, died from head and chest injuries.

Morgan was responding to a request for backup at 1:48 a.m. May 18 when the
collision occurred. Morgan's police Chevrolet Tahoe was southbound on J.R.
Miller Boulevard as Cook's car was heading east on Legion Boulevard. The
crash was investigated by a state police accident reconstructionist,
Wethington said.

The grand jury indicted former Daviess County Detention Center Deputy Tammy
Ann Causey, 39, of the 6800 block of Kentucky 1389 in connection with a
prescription drug conspiracy that allegedly involved inmate records at the
jail.

Causey was charged with six counts of obtaining a controlled substance by
fraud, six counts of second-degree forgery and two counts of tampering with
physical evidence. All charges are Class D felonies punishable by one to
five years imprisonment. None of the charges accuses Causey of taking drugs
into the jail.

Daviess County Jailer David Osborne said he requested an independent
investigation by state police after he took office in January and found
evidence of prescription drug inconsistencies. The investigation was
handled by Detective Phil Ballard, who is now retired.

Causey has not worked at the jail since December 2002, Osborne said.

Causey is accused of visiting doctors between January 1999 and March 2000
and obtaining prescription drugs by withholding or misrepresenting
information, according to the indictment. The state police investigation
found that Causey's pharmacy records indicate she received multiple pain
prescription drugs such as lortab, vicoprofen and hydrocodone.

The indictment accuses Causey of altering and forging at least six jail
records on Oct. 22. The indictment also accuses her of trying to impair an
investigation when she twice tampered with evidence Oct. 22.

Wethington said the jail investigation is ongoing. The state police
continue to probe jail records.

Osborne said Tuesday that he met on several occasions with state police
investigators. After taking office he compared the prescription drug usage
at the jail with other facilities and found a pattern that raised red flags.

State police investigators estimated that thousands of dollars worth of
prescription drugs may have inappropriately been paid for by the jail,
Osborne said. If that is true, every effort will be made for the thieves
compensate the jail, he said.

"I'm looking forward to it reaching some kind of conclusion," Osborne said.

The grand jury indicted four people in connection with a home invasion and
robbery of a Maceo couple. [remainder clipped; not related to article above]