Walker arrested, turns himself in
By Kat Russell, Reporter
The Paducah Sun
April 8, 2016
http://www.paducahsun.com/news/local/040816_PS_Walker_Arrested
Former Paducah Middle School assistant principal Jerry Walker was arrested Thursday on a warrant out of Calloway County.
McCracken Sheriff Jon Hayden said the bench warrant was issued Thursday by Calloway Circuit Judge Jamie Jameson. Hayden said Walker turned himself in to the sheriff's department at about 11:30 a.m. and will be transferred to Calloway County Jail.
Walker, 40, received a 10-year sentence in Calloway County in 2012 after he pleaded guilty to six counts of tampering with physical evidence.
Calloway Commonwealth Attorney Mark Blankenship said the charges stem from six letters Walker wrote following a dorm fire at Murray State University in 1998 in which he accused other people of starting the blaze that killed a 19-year-old student.
As part of his plea agreement, the sentence was diverted for five years, and if Walker committed no further offenses, after five years the charges would be dropped.
On April 1, Walker violated his diversion agreement when he was convicted in McCracken County on charges of tampering with physical evidence, perjury and witness tampering. The jury recommended a sentence of three years in prison. Walker is scheduled to be sentenced in McCracken County on July 1.
Blankenship filed a motion to revoke Walker's diversion agreement on Monday. The motion will be heard in Calloway Circuit Court on April 19.
If Jameson grants the motion, Walker could face an additional 10 years in prison.
McCracken Sheriff Jon Hayden said the bench warrant was issued Thursday by Calloway Circuit Judge Jamie Jameson. Hayden said Walker turned himself in to the sheriff's department at about 11:30 a.m. and will be transferred to Calloway County Jail.
Walker, 40, received a 10-year sentence in Calloway County in 2012 after he pleaded guilty to six counts of tampering with physical evidence.
Calloway Commonwealth Attorney Mark Blankenship said the charges stem from six letters Walker wrote following a dorm fire at Murray State University in 1998 in which he accused other people of starting the blaze that killed a 19-year-old student.
As part of his plea agreement, the sentence was diverted for five years, and if Walker committed no further offenses, after five years the charges would be dropped.
On April 1, Walker violated his diversion agreement when he was convicted in McCracken County on charges of tampering with physical evidence, perjury and witness tampering. The jury recommended a sentence of three years in prison. Walker is scheduled to be sentenced in McCracken County on July 1.
Blankenship filed a motion to revoke Walker's diversion agreement on Monday. The motion will be heard in Calloway Circuit Court on April 19.
If Jameson grants the motion, Walker could face an additional 10 years in prison.