Guthrie City Councilmember Doreen Lynch has been served with a Todd County Grand Jury indictment for alleged forgery.
As previously reported, the 42-year old Lynch reportedly asserted she was not a convicted felon when she filed her papers to run for council in 2020 and Commonwealth’s Attorney Neil Kerr says investigation by the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office determined she had been previously convicted of evading arrest in Tennessee, which is a Class E felony.
Lynch is charged with second-degree forgery and wrongful registration—both Class D felonies.
She was served by the Todd County Sheriff’s Department with a criminal summons Tuesday night, requiring her to appear in Todd Circuit Court for arraignment on May 5.
The investigation began after former councilman Chad Johnson filed a formal complaint with the Todd County Board of Elections.
The top six vote-getters are elected to council in Guthrie. Lynch received the fifth most votes in November at 225 and Johnson received the seventh most at 217, according to numbers from the clerk’s office.