Hopkinsville Police Lt. Jefferson Alexander appeared in Christian Circuit Court Wednesday morning to be arraigned on a perjury charge.
As previously reported, an indictment for first-degree perjury stems from an FBI investigation which brought allegations that on August 17th, 2012, Lt. Alexander gave false testimony on three occasions when he was the only sworn witness before a grand jury that indicted former Hopkinsville City Councilmember Ann Cherry on charges of tampering with a witness, tampering with public records, and second-degree official misconduct.
The Hopkinsville Police Department alleged Cherry hindered their investigation into the ‘Southside Prowler’ case by using her official capacity as a member of council.
Alexander is represented by Lexington attorney Eric Eaton, who entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.
Eaton filed a motion asking Commonwealth’s Attorney Rick Boling for a written list of allegations, which Boling says he’ll provide.
Both sides agreed to wait several weeks before another hearing and Judge John Atkins set the next pre-trial conference for July 10th, when a trial date could be set. Judge Atkins says that time period also gives attorneys time to attempt to negotiate a resolution.
Cherry accepted a deal in 2013 that required her to step down from her council position and to never run for election to council or for mayor of Hopkinsville in the future. The charges were dropped under the agreement.
She was in circuit court Wednesday morning to witness Alexander’s arraignment.
