Entries for 2015

Elder abuse is a hideous and frightening crime. All too often this segment of our population is left alone, dependent upon others for the simplest tasks. Because of this vulnerability, older adults are at risk of being victimized by criminal conduct such as abuse, neglect or exploitation from the hands of those they trust and rely upon the most. &n...

Stacy Tapke, Kenton County Attorney and Emma Daniels

Want to buy an abandoned property? Terry DeMio, tdemio@enquirer.com5:38 p.m. EDT June 22, 2015 Kenton County is exploring ways to get rid of vacant, abandoned eyesore properties And Covington’s similar pilot program seems to be working well. (Photo:TheEnquirer/Patrick Reddy) What do you do when abandoned, saggy, unkempt ho...

Covington KY- Defendant Antrione Rashad Archer was sentenced today to serve 60 days and pay a $250 fine by the Kenton District Court, following his conditional guilty plea to 3rd Degree Sexual Abuse, a Class B Misdemeanor.  On May 28, 2015 Archer entered the conditional guilty plea pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Alford v. North...

Kentucky law has long allowed a person who is the victim of “domestic violence” to seek a protective order.  This order can require the “abuser” to vacate a shared residence, to have no contact with the “victim”, to restrict the places the abuser can visit and place the offender on a global positioning devic...

Founded in 1984, the Board of Directors of one of the oldest and most successful statewide leadership programs in the United States announces its 30th class.  Fifty-Five (55) participants were chosen from communities across the commonwealth, including our own, Kenton County Attorney, Stacy H. Tapke. To view the full list of participants, click...

The 2015 General Assembly passed new legislation that will increase the age and height requirements for child booster seats. This new state law is aimed to increase the safety for children riding in motor vehicles. The new law will require children to remain in a booster seat until they are at least eight (8) years old and fifty seven (57) inches ...

The 9th Annual Kenton County Government Academy had twenty-four students that graduated April 6, 2015, in a ceremony held at the Edgewood Senior Center. State Representative Arnold Simpson addressed the group, along with Keynote Speaker Professor Phillip Sparkes of Chase Law School. Kenton County Attorney Stacy Tapke, who chairs the Academy each ...