A trial date was scheduled Wednesday morning for the Hopkinsville Police Department lieutenant accused of committing perjury to get a former city council member indicted in 2012.
After Lexington attorney Eric Eaton told Judge John Atkins that a December trial would not be ideal for him, the judge agreed to set it for January 6 and 7.
A grand jury 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.
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.