Trial was delayed in Christian Circuit Court Wednesday morning for the Hopkinsville Police Department lieutenant accused of committing perjury in 2012.
The trial for Lt. Jefferson Alexander had been set to start January 6, but defense attorney Eric Eaton requested it be delayed, due to a material witness being unavailable during the original trial date.
Circuit Judge John Atkins granted the continuance, setting the new trial date for March 16 and 17.
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.