E'town teen indicted for attempted arson

An Elizabethtown teen accused of attempting to start a fire by igniting toilet paper rolls was indicted last week in Hardin Circuit Court.

PEAKE

Corey David Peake, 18, faces a charge of criminal attempt to commit first-degree arson.

According to the indictment, Peake attempted to commit arson Nov. 4 at a Hickory Lane residence when he “started a fire and building was inhabited or occupied by the resident.”

When Peake was arrested two days later, Elizabethtown police said the teen ignited two rolls of toilet paper, placing one in front of a garage door and another under a wicker chair on the front porch.

According to jail records, Peake was released Nov. 7 from Hardin County Detention Center on a partially secured bond.

However, on Jan. 15, Elizabethtown police arrested Peake for harassing communications, which is a misdemeanor. He also faces bond violations, according to records.

Peake remains lodged at Hardin County Detention Center in lieu of a $50,000 cash bond.

He was arraigned Tuesday in Hardin Circuit Court for the arson charge and is scheduled for a pretrial conference today in Hardin District Court.

Attempted first-degree arson is a Class B felony, which is punishable by 10 to 20 years in prison if found guilty, according to Kentucky Revised Statutes.

An indictment is an allegation, not proof of guilt. A defendant is innocent until proven guilty.

OTHER INDICTMENTS

Justus K. Allen, 21, second-degree burglary

Jim S. Allen, 23, second-degree burglary

Codie Fackler, 18, first-degree possession of a controlled substance — methamphetamine

Melinda A. Poynter, 26, second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument

Jacob R. Wilson, 20, first-degree possession of a controlled substance — methamphetamine, second offense

Heather Jo Begley, 32, fraudulent use of a credit card — more than $500 and less than $10,000

Donald Lee Begley, 45, first-degree possession of a controlled substance — methamphetamine and trafficking in marijuana — less than 8 ounces

David L. Bohannan, 22, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance — more than 2 grams of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana

John D. Smith, 28, first-degree possession of a controlled substance — cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia

Joshua Aaron Price, 19, receiving stolen property — more than $500 and less than $10,000, second-degree escape, operating on a suspended license and speeding 25 mph over

Ronald Phoenix, 48, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, complicity to commit trafficking in marijuana — less than 8 ounces and gun enhanced, possession of drug paraphernalia — gun enhanced

Davone Collins, 24, complicity to commit trafficking in marijuana — less than 8 ounces and gun enhanced and possession of drug paraphernalia — gun enhanced

Sarah Bennett can be reached at (270) 505-1750 or sbennett@thenewsenterprise.com.