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Walker could face 10 years in prison
By Kat Russell, Reporter The Paducah Sun April 20, 2016 http://www.paducahsun.com/news/local/042016_PS_Walker_Revocation MURRAY, Ky. — Former Paducah Middle School assistant principal Jerry Walker made his first appearance in Calloway Circuit Court Tuesday to address the revocation of his diversion agreement. Walker, 40, received a 10-year sentence in Calloway County in 2012 after he pleaded guilty to six counts of tampering with physical evidence. The charges stem from an investigation into a dorm fire at Murray State University in 1998 that killed a 19-year-old student. Following the fire, Walker wrote six letters accusing other people of starting the fatal blaze. Read More > Motions filed to revoke Walker's diversion deal
By Kat Russell, Reporter The Paducah Sun April 7, 2016 http://www.paducahsun.com/news/local/040716_PS_Walker_Hearing Commonwealth Attorney Mark Blankenship filed a motion this week to revoke former Paducah Middle School assistant principal Jerry Walker's diversion agreement in Calloway County. Blankenship said a hearing to present the motion has been scheduled for April 19. Walker, 40, received a 10-year sentence in Calloway County in 2012 after he pleaded guilty to six counts of tampering with physical evidence. The charges stem from an investigation into a dorm fire at Murray State University in 1998 that killed a 19-year-old student. Walker was originally charged with murder and arson, but a mistrial was declared when the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict. Read More > Walker denies accusation he fabricated evidence
By Kat Russell, Reporter The Paducah Sun April 1, 2016 http://www.paducahsun.com/news/local/040116_PS_Walker_Day3 Before Jerry Walker's 10-year-old daughter took the stand Thursday, during the third day of her father's trial, Walker's attorney placed his briefcase on the witness chair so she could sit on it and be seen by the jury. Walker, 40, a former assistant principal at Paducah Middle School, faces charges of perjury, tampering with physical evidence and witness tampering after he allegedly lied to a Paducah schools tribunal in 2013 while appealing his termination. Walker was fired after administrators learned he was having an affair with Jennifer Griffith, 36, a special education teacher at the school. Walker appealed his termination, requesting a tribunal hearing, during which police said he gave false testimony and produced fabricated photos as evidence. Read More > Trial of ex-assistant principal Walker begins
By Kat Russell, Reporter The Paducah Sun March 30, 2016 http://www.paducahsun.com/news/local/033016_PS_Walker_Trial The trial of a former Paducah Middle School principal began Tuesday in McCracken Circuit Court with testimony from several witnesses. Jerry W. Walker, 40, faces charges of perjury, tampering with physical evidence and witness tampering after he allegedly lied to a Paducah schools tribunal in 2013 while appealing his termination. Walker was fired earlier that year after the Paducah school board conducted an investigation into rumors that Walker was having an affair with Jennifer Griffith, 36, a teacher at the middle school. Read More > |
Walker arrested, turns himself in
By Kat Russell, Reporter The Paducah Sun April 8, 2016 http://www.paducahsun.com/news/local/040816_PS_Walker_Arrested Former Paducah Middle School assistant principal Jerry Walker was arrested Thursday on a warrant out of Calloway County. McCracken Sheriff Jon Hayden said the bench warrant was issued Thursday by Calloway Circuit Judge Jamie Jameson. Hayden said Walker turned himself in to the sheriff's department at about 11:30 a.m. and will be transferred to Calloway County Jail. Walker, 40, received a 10-year sentence in Calloway County in 2012 after he pleaded guilty to six counts of tampering with physical evidence. Read More > Jury convicts Walker on all counts
By Kat Russell, Reporter The Paducah Sun April 2, 2016 http://www.paducahsun.com/news/local/040216_PS_Walker_Verdict After three hours of deliberation Friday, jurors in the trial of former Paducah Middle School assistant principal Jerry Walker voted unanimously to convict him on all counts and recommended he serve three years in prison. Walker, 40, was charged with perjury, tampering with physical evidence and witness tampering after he testified to a Kentucky Department of Education tribunal in 2013 while appealing his termination for having an affair. Following the jury's verdict, the commonwealth requested that any time recommended in Walker's sentence run consecutively to a 10-year diverted sentence he received in 2012. Read More > Walker's ex-girlfriend claims he 'fabricated the whole story'
By Kat Russell, Reporter The Paducah Sun March 31, 2016 http://www.paducahsun.com/news/local/033116_PS_Walker_Day2 "He fabricated the whole story," Jennifer Griffith testified Wednesday during the second day of trial in the case against former Paducah Middle School assistant principal Jerry Walker. "It was all very calculated and planned. Jerry told me that he was going to prove he was at the track meet, and that involved fabricating photographs, ordering wristbands and T-shirts, schooling me on what to say when I was questioned and a fabricated story for the 25th and his whereabouts." Walker, 40, faces charges of perjury, tampering with physical evidence and witness tampering after he allegedly lied to a Paducah schools tribunal in 2013 while appealing his termination. Read More > |
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