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Jason Riley

Louisville

Courts and Criminal Justice Reporter at WDRB-TV (Louisville, KY)

From The Ville. https://t.co/zKbHKib2oN criminal justice reporter. The Courier-Journal alum. Email: [email protected]. Blockbuster Video employee of the month Dec. 1996.

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  • 2 weeks ago | wdrb.com | Jason Riley

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A former University of Louisville defensive back charged in November with felony strangulation and domestic assault had those charges dropped but was convicted of disorderly conduct, according to court records. Tayon Holloway, 21, was given a diverted sentence on March 27, meaning he will avoid jail, and if he stays out of trouble and follows certain conditions until June 4, the disorderly conduct charge will be dismissed and expunged, or erased, from his record.

  • 4 weeks ago | wdrb.com | Jason Riley

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – A local judge has called the handling of evidence in a murder case by Louisville police and its private crime lab “baffling” and “shocking,” criticizing the current testing process and pressing for changes to be made.

  • 4 weeks ago | wdrb.com | Jason Riley

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – A hair found in the trunk of a white Buick belonging to Brooks Houck's grandmother "appeared to be similar to" Crystal Rogers' hair, according to a document from 2016 that was released by prosecutors Friday. Previous court documents have indicated a private investigator found that a white Buick was parked in a peculiar location at the Houck family farm the night Rogers disappeared.

  • 4 weeks ago | wdrb.com | Jason Riley

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A former Christian Academy of Louisville basketball coach who pleaded guilty to 11 charges of rape, sodomy and sexual abuse of a juvenile was sentenced Wednesday to serve seven years in prison. Clarence Moore pleaded guilty in December to engaging in sexual misconduct with a 17-year-old minor between November 2022 and January 2023. Prosecutors have said the alleged crimes occurred during private basketball lessons.

  • 1 month ago | wdrb.com | Jason Riley

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – A settlement was reached Tuesday over allegations of abandonment and mistreatment from an adopted son of Matt Bevin and his ex-wife, Glenna, resulting in an emergency protective order being extended against the former Kentucky Governor for the next six months.

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Jason Riley
Jason Riley @JasonRileyWDRB
27 Mar 25

Gov. Andy Beshear said the University of Louisville’s president should be hired after a national search – a process that wasn’t followed when U of L trustees named a new top executive this week. via @MarcusGreenWDRB https://t.co/6GogqdwxLn

Jason Riley
Jason Riley @JasonRileyWDRB
27 Mar 25

NEW: Louisville police, private Florida crime lab admit mistakes were made in handling evidence in local murder case. Judge Sarah Clay called the issues "shocking" and pressed for improvements to be made in the process of testing criminal evidence. https://t.co/sCEjziN7gd

Jason Riley
Jason Riley @JasonRileyWDRB
27 Mar 25

NEW: Kentucky crime lab determined hair found in Houck family vehicle years ago was 'similar' to Crystal Rogers' hair. However, the hair was sent for testing and the FBI was unable to develop a DNA profile from it. Years passed before anyone was arrested. https://t.co/gN4lXia0qQ