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Addison Adkins walks out of his arraignment with Mike Roland, his defense attorney, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at the Robert F. Stephens District Courthouse in Lexington, Kentucky. Adkins is facing charges of rape in the first-degree and strangulation in the second-degree. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

UK students arrested for on-campus rape

Casey Sebastiano, Managing Editor March 4, 2025

This story has been updated as of March 4, 2025, 5:50 p.m. Two University of Kentucky students have been charged with the rape of another student in an on-campus residence hall. Freshmen Angus Thompson,...

Chase McGuire stands at the podium at his preliminary hearing on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at the Robert F. Stephens District Courthouse in Lexington, Kentucky. McGuire is facing charges of rape, strangulation, sodomy and sexual abuse of a UK student. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Man arrested for rape, strangulation of a UK student headed to grand jury; denied release from house arrest

Casey Sebastiano and Abbey Cutrer October 10, 2024

A Lexington man arrested for the rape and attempted strangulation of a UK student had his case bound to the grand jury and was denied release from home confinement by a Fayette County district judge on...

Kentucky football players Earnest Sanders IV, JuTahn McClain, and Joel Williams (left to right) leave the Fayette County District Courthouse after their preliminary hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

UK football players appear for court hearing, case waived

Hunter Shelton August 26, 2021

Six Kentucky football players who were charged with first-degree burglary all waived their right to a preliminary hearing in Fayette County District Court on Wednesday morning.  The case against R.J...

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