It found that the only support for a grand jurys conclusion that the officers had announced themselves before bursting into Ms. Taylors apartment beyond the assertions of the officers themselves was the account of a single witness who had given inconsistent statements. The culprits robbed the teensthen ordered the girls, ages 16 and 19, into the trunk of the oldest girl'sblue Monte Carlo. Mr. Walker was subsequently charged with attempted murder of a police officer, though the charge was dismissed in May 2020. 8.5 kilograms of fentanyl were seized, and 2 mg is considered fatal. Make it easy to keep up-to-date with more stories like this. James Harrod, 38, of Frankfort, engaging in organized crime, a Class B felony, and receiving stolen property (less than $10,000), a Class D felony. Quire said detectives worked closely with the commonwealth attorneys office to pull the case together. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE/Gray News) - Authorities in Louisville are investigating a drug bust where officials said they found enough narcotics to wipe out the entire city of Los Angeles. Vicente Rodriguez Ramirez,struckby several bullets, stomped on the gas pedal and sped toward a Valero gas station in southern Jefferson County to findhelp. Joe Keith Bickett was released from prison in 2011 after serving approximately 21 years of his 25 year sentence. Ms. Taylors family has disputed the polices claim that the raid had to be conducted in the middle of the night. They also say that Mr. Walker was licensed to carry a gun. Darrion Lamont Moody, 35, of Evansville, Indiana has been charged with Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl. But Rodriguez never responded to his defense attorney's calls or letters urging him to sign the plea documents. All rights reserved. Weve got to figure out how to fix the city, how to heal from here.. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph.. Glasscock was arrested as a college student in the late 1990s as part of a drug trafficking ring operated by his father. 2023 www.courier-journal.com. Mayor Greg Fischer announced other changes to ensure more scrutiny, transparency and accountability, including the naming of a new police chief; a new requirement that body cameras always be worn during the execution of search warrants; and the establishment of a civilian review board for police disciplinary matters. Ted Shouse, Cater's attorney, said his client"has a 21-year clean record.". Two men wouldgo to the front, two to the side, others to the back of the house, with the lookoutscanning the perimeter from the getaway car. There was a problem saving your notification. But we, you know, started poking around. Agents using wiretaps say they overheard the suspecteddrug lord, Rodriguez, and his alleged right-hand man,Castle,discussinga$30,000 payment to Cater to gun down Vicente Rodriguez Ramirez and another man they blamed for the heroin theft. The men and women of the Owensboro Police Department remain committed to working with our many partners to effectively reduce violent crime in our city. Quire said there has been a surge in the number of methamphetamine seizures and arrests in the county this year. An ambulance on standby outside the apartment had been told to leave about an hour before the raid, counter to standard practice. As he headed home that night on East Pages Lane in a downpour, listening toR. Kelly's "Step in the Name of Love," he could feel his silver Chrysler sedanslide. Samuel White, 27, of Owensboro, Kentucky, has been charged with Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl. That included hiring and paying Cater for the murders, agents said. Do you agree with Senate Bill 9 which would make hazing that results in the death or serious injury of a student a felony in Kentucky and punishable by up to five years in prison. But they couldn't find the dealer, so the crewdrove around searching for random targets. Violent crime is a well-known byproduct of the illicit drug trade. It's a tale of three men who evaded police for years, how investigators say they came together. He eased alongwhen a red truck approached from behind. Drug overdoses:Fatal OD leads to a Louisville bartender facing federal charges. [20] The cornbread mafia has been brought up in the Summer Wells disappearance case. That's when Rodriguez was initially pulled over in Louisville for driving 65 in a 55 mph zone. Winds ENE at 10 to 20 mph. In his two books,The Origins Of The Cornbread Mafia, A Memoir of Sorts (2016)[3] and Cornbread Mafia The Outlaws of Central Kentucky (2018)[4] author and founding member Joe Keith Bickett, chronicles his first-hand account as to how the term "Cornbread Mafia" was coined in Kentucky in the late 1970s. Copyright 2022 WYMT. Louisville police seized a stash of fentanyl large enough to kill over 4 million people. But he wouldn't answer questions aboutRamirez's murder. Derrick Lamont Bullitt, 37, of Louisville, Kentucky, has been charged with Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Another officer among the four, Kyle Meany, was fired by the Louisville Police Department on Aug. 19. The 24-year-old's murderon Jan.20, 2018, is now the linchpin of a federal investigationthat could topplea large-scale drug-trafficking organizationblamed for pumping millions of dollars' worth of heroin, cocaine and meth into the Louisville area. Dan Gronefeld. 60 people were arrested in Kentucky after a United States Drug Enforcement Administration drug bust of more than 800 pounds of methamphetamine. Devon Harris, 22, of Owensboro, Kentucky, has been charged with Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl. One died, and the other got away. [26]. She used the Open Records Act to obtain police and corrections records and decades-old case information found in archives. Ryan Thruston has also been charged with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking, and Receipt or Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. Make it easy to keep up-to-date with more stories like this. Karlchaze D. Thruston, 32, of Louisville, Kentucky, has been charged with Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl. Seven indicted on organized crime, drug, theft charges. Seven guys, ages 17 to 20, piled out of a maroon Mercury Lynx and a white ToyotaCamryand surrounded them. DEC 10 -- LOUISVILLE, KY - A federal grand jury in Louisville returned an indictment on December 3, 2007, on December 3, 2007, against the following individuals: Alfred Rivas-Lopez, age 28, of 5632 West Virginia Avenue, Phoenix, AZ; Julio Rivas, age unknown, of Phoenix, AZ; Byron Mayes, age 32, of 434 North 38th Street and 17405 Curry Branch The passenger, 28-year-old Andre Sensley, a convicted felon and longtime friend of Cater's, told police thesedanhad bumpedCater's new truck, so he pulled beside the car and shouted expletives at the driver. Four days after Williams withdrew fromRodriguez's traffic case, federal and local police swarmedto arrest Rodriguez, Castle and Cater. Cellphones also helped investigators in another way: They listened in as Rodriguez, the alleged drug lord, told Castleabout his fears that one of hisassociates would double-cross him and spill the drug ring's secrets to police including details about Ramirez's death. Ms. Taylors family has long pleaded for justice, and her case began to draw national attention in May 2020. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Mr. Walker said he and Ms. Taylor both called out, asking who was at the door. He was trapped. Jimmy Nash noticed that the people across the street on Dover Road were putting so much time and money in renovations to the home. Literally. I commend the DEA for spearheading the criminal investigation into this activity as well as our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners both here in the Commonwealth and from across the U.S. - who assisted in the effort., DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Michael Gannon said, Operation Reapin Benefits in support of DEAs Operation Crystal Shield, was a perfect example of how local, federal and state law enforcement partners collaborated at the highest possible levels and crushed a violent drug trafficking organization operating out of Owensboro, Kentucky, Louisville, Kentucky, Orange County, California, Phoenix, Arizona and ultimately Mexico., During the course of this investigation the fine men and women of the Owensboro Police Department, the Daviess County Sheriffs Office members of the DEA Indiana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) River City Drug Task Force and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives conducted ten judicially authorized federal write-taps on members of this Owensboro based drug trafficking organization which to date has resulted in the seizure of (238) pounds of methamphetamine, (81) pounds of marijuana, (4.5) pounds of fentanyl pills, (20) ounces of cocaine, (23) firearms including assault rifles with high capacity magazines, $350,000 USC, (6) vehicles, and the arrest of 28 individuals on federal/state drug charges. If convicted, the charges carry no less than a mandatory 10 years in federal prison. Meanwhile, at the lake, the teen girlskicked until they knocked the stereo deck out of the car trunk, and screamed into the darkness. A Jefferson County grand jury indicted Caterand Sensleyon several felony charges, including complicity in first-degreeassault. "They obviously are very concerned and want Charles home as soon as possible," he said. [19] Jimmy Bickett and author Joe Keith Bickett, along with two codefendants, were the only defendants who proceeded to a jury trial after being indicted in March 1989 in federal court in Louisville, Kentucky on distribution of marijuana charges. Choose wisely! Said Owensboro Police Chief Art Ealum. "There would be a car once a week different car come hang out for half hour 40 minutes and sometime they'd pull up and pull another car out and that's about it," said Gronefeld. He guarded drugs attwo stash houses in the suburbs of southern Jefferson County. File photo by Aprile Rickert. On a summer night in 1996, Cater and six of his buddies concocted a plan. A white Louisville, Ky., police officer indicted for murder in the fatal shooting of a black teenager was fired on Thursday. Lead prosecutor Joe Gutmann didn't see it that way. On a stormy Tuesday night in April 2008, William A. Greene finished his shift as a security guard and headed to his sister's house for homemade chili. On Aug. 4, prosecutors said that three officers, Joshua Jaynes, Kelly Goodlett and Kyle Meany,made false claims in an affidavit used to obtain the warrant and conspired to lie about it after. "Cornbread Mafia author launches new venture: Cornbread Hemp", Cornbread Hemp is First CBD Company in Kentucky to Achieve USDA Organic Certification, Solving Problems In Creative Ways: Jim Higdon, Co-Founder Of Cornbread Hemp, New Product Spotlight: Organic Hemp Extract Oils, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cornbread_Mafia&oldid=1140889051, This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 07:46. "We could not re-establish contact with him," said Jeff Cooke, assistant commonwealth's attorney for Jefferson County. Mercedes-Benz of Louisville Mercedes-Benz of Louisville2520 Terra Crossing Blvd, Louisville, KY 40245 Service: +1 (502) 893-4709 Mercedes-Benz of Louisville Contact Info Schedule Appointment Mercedes-Benz of Louisville Contact Jarress Turner Sales Manager +1 (502) 896-4411 JTurner@MBLouisville.com Ryan Thruston, 33, of Owensboro, Kentucky, has been charged with Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl. Authorities say the arrests will shut down a major drug pipeline. Court recordshighlight warning signs about himas early as July2012. She also talked with attorneys in the case, though most declined to comment. LOUISVILLE, Ky. A grand jury has indicted four Louisville men on firearm and drug charges after police and federal agents conducted search warrants at several apartments in Newburg, the. [18], According to Joe Keith Bickett's second book, Bobby Joe "Redeye" Shewmaker,the leader of the Kansas crew, was the only defendant in the group's history to be indicted on a CCE charge (Career Criminal Enterprise). Hardy was arraigned in court Monday and a preliminary hearing is set for June 1st. Then they headed downtown and paid a random woman $5 to snap a Polaroid as theyclustered around the Impala. U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Kentucky, Owensboro Drug Trafficking Organization Members Indicted For Methamphetamine And Fentanyl Trafficking Operation, Louisville Man Sentenced to Over 29 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution, Drug Conspiracy and Firearms Offenses, and for Assaulting Federal Officer, Kentucky Man Charged with Running Cocaine Distribution Operation, Federal Grand Jury Indicts Louisville Felon for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Machine Gun. Investigators say Rodriguezconsidered having that man killed, too. If convicted, the charges carry no less than a mandatory 10 years in federal prison. Jonathan Mattingly in a thigh. "[30], For much of the 1980s, the Cornbread Mafia was reported upon by photojournalist Steve Lowery[31] of the Lebanon Enterprise, many of whose photographs are in Higdon's book. Karlchaze Thruston has not yet been apprehended at this time and is a wanted fugitive. If convicted, the charges carry no less than a mandatory 10 years in federal prison. Boone became a fugitive[21] and the subject of a segment of America's Most Wanted. Greeneturned on Valley College Drive, south of the Bobby Nichols Golf Course,and noticed the truck following. [9], This code of silence persisted until Higdon published his book, The Cornbread Mafia, in 2012. In January 2018, a shootout, a murder and an allegedplanned revenge killing forced agents' hands. 23, 2022 at 4:11 PM PDT PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Pulaski County Sheriff Greg Speck says a 47-year-old man from Louisville was arrested on numerous drug. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. Federal records:Wiretaps unravel Louisville drug trafficking, January slaying. [43] In May 2020, Higdon was featured in a Q&A with Forbes contributor Warren Bobrow, the Cocktail Whisperer; and Cornbread Hemp products were featured in Whole Foods Magazine. Bickett and Boone not only sells CBD products but also grows the hemp to make their products on their family farms near Raywick, Kentucky which is primarily grown by original members of the Cornbread Mafia. The truck's driver pulled into an apartment complex on St. Andrews Church Road southwest of Iroquois Park and dove out, running from the scene. I figured that I would try to help in some way.[38], A cannabis breeder in Colorado has created a strain of marijuana called Cornbread. The Louisville police say that they fired inside Ms. Taylors home only after they were first fired upon by Mr. Walker, Ms. Taylors boyfriend. Two of the parts were taken from Larry Stigers Equipment, 100 Twin Oaks Circle, over Memorial Day weekend. The 27-year-old with largeneck tattoosclaimedhe made a living hangingdrywall, including work at Churchill Downs. Anyone can read what you share. When the gun battle wasover, no one was injured, butthe drugs had vanished. OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - A big drug bust in Daviess County occurred Wednesday. The teens were about to leave the lake whentwo cars rumbled toward them,blockingtheir exit. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. He argued that Cater didn't have a gun, never planned to harm anyoneand was "a calming influence" who assuredthe victims they wouldn't get hurt. [13], Between 1985 and 1989, 70 Kentuckians were accused of growing 182 tons of marijuana on 29 farms in 10 states, including Minnesota,[14] Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska,[15] Missouri and Kansas,[16] which federal prosecutors considered to be the "largest domestic marijuana producing organization in the nation. The allegations involve large quantities of illegal drugs bound for the Western District of Kentucky, said Acting U.S. Attorney Bennett. Have a question about Government Services? It listed Ms. Taylors injuries as none, even though she had been shot several times, and indicated that officers had not forced their way into the apartment though they used a battering ram to break the door open. It's a tale of three men who evaded police for years, how investigators say they came together to commit a chilling murderand how prosecutors unraveled the case. And theypondered killing a third. The next time Cater allegedly fired a gun at someone, prosecutors contend he wasn't seeking revenge; instead, they say, he snuffed out a life formoney, evolving into a professional hired gun. All three have pleaded not guilty to federalcharges ofconspiracy to distribute heroin and methamphetamine,using a gun in a crime of violence or drug trafficking, and murder. "They had the doors kicked in so, I assumed something real bad went on over there," said Nash. Prosecutors say one of the two armed ringleaderswas 20-year-old Cater. Police spent months watching him. [28], In December 2016, President Obama granted clemency to an additional 231 incarcerated people, including another man from Marion County: Aaron Glasscock. His last bust was in Michigan in 1998 for growing nearly 19,000 marijuana plants, after similar busts in 1980 and 1990. Louisville police and the Drug Enforcement Administration arrested the trio last February before anyone else was shot. That may not happen, as Cater now faces thebiggest legal battle of his life. Their products are sold nation-wide and on their website, Bickett and Boone.com. He slowed down to make his usual turnbut saw too much standing water and decided to drive another route through Pleasure Ridge Park. 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He also allegedly organized and paidfor the murder ofVicente Rodriguez Ramirez at the direction of accused drug lord, Javier Humberto Navarro Rodriguez. Are Multiple Unsolved Murders In This Kentucky Small Town Somehow Connected? Main Fax: (502) 564-6104Send an Email. He also had childrenages 3, 4 and 8 in the back seat without car seats or seat belts, according to the citation. Agents claim ithad a stash of20 pounds of high-grade marijuana,which Louisville narcotics detectives say has a street value of about $60,000. Mr. McNary has also been charged with Distribution of Methamphetamine for events occurring on or about November 6, 2020. Thetruck was registered to Cater, and Cater's driver's license was found inside along with shell casings. If convicted, the charges carry no less than a mandatory 10 years in federal prison. Kentucky Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Forces. Neither thought they'd survive the night. [1] It was based in Marion, Nelson and Washington counties in central Kentucky. No arrests have been made after a 16-year-old boy was killed and two other children were hurt in a shooting at a school bus stop in Louisville, Kentucky, according to local police. Agents claim Rodriguez spent years building his drug business andwas ready to kill to protect it, so he turned to Cater a felon known as "Tookie"whose past included accusations of bizarre and brazen violence. Family of Breonna Taylor, via Agence France-Presse Getty Images, Justice Department charged four current and former police officers, agreed to pay $12 million to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit, fired several officers, including Mr. Hankison, according to The Louisville Courier Journal, they knocked several times and identified themselves as police officers with a warrant, forced entry into the exterior door and were immediately met with gunfire., he feared for his life and fired in self-defense. Greenecranked up thesong on the radio, leaned back and shut his eyes. LOUISVILLE, Ky. One suspect remains at large following a federal drug bust linked to alleged gang activity in Louisville, and which led to several arrests. Investigators say they tracked cellphonesusedby Rodriguez, the accused drug lord, and Castle, the suspected right-hand man,at the time of the shooting to within one block of the scenein Newburg. (Facebook: LMPD) By Shellie Sylvestri Published: May. A locked padlock Joe Keith Bickett, The Origins of The Cornbread Mafia, A Memoir of Sorts. Investigators said seven search warrants were obtained, resulting in the 20 arrests. Overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids like fentanyl rose 55.6% in 2021. "[40], In 2019, Cornbread Mafia book author James Higdon co-founded Cornbread Hemp, which sells CBD (cannabidiol) products in retail outlets in the United States. See also:Kentucky baby proves that forcing people into drug treatment can work. ", Cartelsin Louisville:D.C. official: Here's how Mexican cartels funnel drugs inDeal drugs or die:Grandpa says he sold meth to save son from cartel. A police dog trained to detect drugs sniffed outa bag of$33,600 in cash, according to a citation. "Next thing I know, Charles pulls out a black handgun and starts shooting," Sensley told police. Rodriguez was cited in a simple case of excessive tint on his car windows in 2015, and even then sentKlein to represent him. In custody are Marcelo Carrillo Jr., Jeffrey Driskell, Donte Pullum, and Ronald Wells. In December 2022, a lawyer for Ms. Taylors boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, said that the city of Louisville had agreed to pay $2 million to settle lawsuits brought by Mr. Walker. They didn't have that proof, sothey didn't object to Klein's motion to return the money. Mr. Walker told investigators that Ms. Taylor coughed and struggled to breathe for at least five minutes after she was shot, according to The Louisville Courier Journal. TheDEA says the drugs were coming from Mexico to be sold in our area. Marshals Service. "Apparently they were storing drugs, vehicles, and stuff like that over there,"said Gronefeld. Cater's crimes wouldgrow more violent, according to police reports,and eventually culminate in his role as an allegedcontract killer. A mix of clouds and sun during the morning will give way to cloudy skies this afternoon. If convicted, the charges carry no less than a mandatory 10 years in federal prison. Accused drug lord Javier Humberto Navarro Rodriguez, his suspected right-hand manDwain Claude Castle and alleged hit man Charles Orlando Cater not only teamed to kill Ramirez, federal agents say, but they also were searching for another man they had marked for death. Christopher McNary, 31, of Owensboro, Kentucky, has been charged with Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl. Seven people were indicted by a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury Tuesday on a variety of charges including catalytic converter thefts, armed drug trafficking and organized crime. While Castlehadbeen charged with seriouscrimes, he was used to getting them dismissed, court records show, including ones for selling drugs near a school and injuringhis pregnant ex-girlfriend bythrowing her up against a car andyanking her up a flight of stairs by her hair. I let him go. He is accused of accepting $30,000 to kill two people. In June 2008, police discovered Boone growing 2,421 marijuana seedlings on his farm outside Springfield, Kentucky in Washington County, but Boone escaped arrest, under threat of a life sentence without parole because the bust would be his third federal conviction under the Three Strikes Law. They ordered the two boys, ages 16 and 18, into the trunk of the18-year-old's black Impala, withone of the suspects at the wheel. Ms. Taylor had been dating that man on and off for several years but had recently severed ties with him, according to her familys lawyer. They can't connect us to them," Castle said. This is the name that will be used to identify you within the system. Two months after Ms. Taylors death, Mr. Jaynes and Ms. Goodlett met and agreed to falsely tell investigators that a sergeant had told them that the packages were being sent to Ms. Taylors apartment, prosecutors said. A New York Times examination of video footage from the scene, witness accounts, statements by the police officers and forensics reports showed that the raid was compromised by poor planning and reckless execution. [25], Boone was sentenced to serve his time at FCI Elkton, a low security federal prison in Ohio. Then he heard a loud noise and felt his car jerkinto theguardrail. But he claimed Castlewas the trigger man. Agents rushed to court to renew itbut weren't able to intervene in time. Ms. Goodlett and Mr. Jaynes were accused of conspiring to falsify the affidavit; Ms. Goodlett was also accused of conspiring to hinder the subsequent investigation. If convicted, the charges carry no less than a mandatory 10 years in federal prison. If convicted, the charges carry no less than a mandatory 10 years in federal prison. Mr. Moody has also been charged with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl for events between on or about January 2, 2021, and January 6, 2021. He is currently being held in the Pulaski County Detention Center. Just four days after the shootout and robbery, 24-year-old Ramirez was dead. When the car was spotted again, deputies pulled over the car and found a number of drug-related items including ten grams of suspected heroin, three grams of suspected meth, nine yellow pills identified as Klonopin, 15 white Hydrocodone pills, and another unlabeled bottle containing 132 pills identified as Oxycodone, ninety-one pills identified as Hydrocodone, and eleven pills identified as Hydromorphone. The term "Cornbread Mafia" was first used in public by federal prosecutors in a June 1989 press conference, where they revealed that 70 men had been arrested for organizing a marijuana trafficking ring that stretched across 30 farms in 10 states stretching from the Southeast into the Midwest. Authorities say the dealers moved the drugs through storage locations one in Shepherdsville, the other here in Louisville on Pinewood Road, next to Gronefeld's shop. LOUISVILLE, Ky. More than 4,200 pounds of marijuana headed to a Nelson County community was confiscated by a drug task force working with state and federal partners. Ms. Taylors relatives and their lawyers say that the police never identified themselves before entering despite their claims. All rights reserved. But, it's believed the ring has been operating here for about two years. Drug stash large enough to kill 4 million people seized in Louisville At least 8.5 kilograms of fentanyl and 20,000 to 30,000 suspected fentanyl pills were confiscated during an LMPD/DEA search on a storage unit on May 16. Breonna Taylor, 26, was killed on March 13, 2020 by officers executing a so-called no-knock warrant. The investigation is being led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (Evansville Indiana Resident Office, Albuquerque District Office, Phoenix Field Division, Orange County District County Office, Oklahoma City, Flagstaff Resident Office, Paducah POD, Springfield, Missouri, and SOD); Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Bowling Green, Kentucky; HSI Oklahoma City; Owensboro Kentucky Police Department, Daviess County Sheriffs Office; Criminal Interdiction Team of Central Oklahoma; Oklahoma County Sheriffs Office; Oklahoma City Police Department; Arizona Highway Patrol; and the Daviess County Commonwealths Attorneys Office. Meth crisis:Mexican drug cartels saturate U.S. with deadliest meth ever. A memorial to Breonna Taylor at Jefferson Square Park in Louisville, Ky., on Wednesday. A judge ordered Castle to stay away from his ex-girlfriend, but charges of domestic violence,terroristic threatening, harassment andfirst-degree wanton endangerment were dismissed. 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