Cruse, Hornback Face 69 Counts

There is more clarity on the indictments against Hodgenville Mayor Terry L. Cruse and city clerk Madonna Hornback, whom face a combined 69 counts.

Cruse's charges include 2 counts of forgery, 9 counts of abuse of public trust, one count of theft by unlawful taking, and two counts for not reporting campaign contributions.

Madonna Hornback faces one count theft of unlawful taking, and 54 counts for abuse of public trust.

The pair were both accused of making personal purchases with a credit card issued by the city and also for stealing money from Hodgenville.

Kentucky State Police raided the office in June, shutting it down while they confiscated computers and other materials as evidence. That came after residents of Larue County made complaints about the alleged abuses.

Hodgenville Mayor Terry L. Cruse Indicted on 14 Counts

Mayor Terry L. Cruse, 56, of Hodgenville, along with City Clerk MaDonna Hornback, 52, were indicted Monday by a LaRue County grand jury.

The Mayor is facing nine counts of abuse of public trust; one count of theft by unlawful taking; two counts of campaign contribution restrictions/expense limits; and two counts of forgery.

For Hornback, she was charged with 54 counts of abuse of public trust; and one count of theft by unlawful taking.

A bond of $9,500 cash or property was set. The two should be in court sometime in January 2014.

The alleged abuse of city gas cards is the reason behind the charges.

More will be reported as the story unfolds.

Hodgenville Teens Charged with Marijuana Trafficking

After a complaint coming from a Hodgenville school concerning four teens trafficking in marijuana, an investigation ensued whereby it was discovered the students, ages 13-16, were using a social media account to sell the illegal substance.

Involved in the alleged actions were three boys and one girl. The students were using a laptop provided by the school and a cell phone where a Facebook account was used to make the deals, according to Hodgenville Police Chief Steve Johnson.

Even so, it hasn't been proven that the school laptops were used to access FaceBook, according to LaRue County Schools Superintendent, Sam Sanders.

The teen alleged to have used the school laptop has been placed at the Alternative School.

As for the drug transactions themselves, they were done off of school property, according to officials.

Since there is no proof at this time the students were selling drugs on school property, it is likely they won't be suspended.

The first court appearance for the four will near the latter part of February.