A trial date was set Wednesday morning in Christian Circuit Court for retired Hopkinsville Police Lt. Jefferson Alexander as the Kentucky Court of Appeals considers matters in his perjury case.
Attorney Eric Eaton filed a motion with the Court of Appeals in March asking them to compel Judge John Atkins to grant a motion filed by a previous special prosecutor to dismiss charges against Alexander.
Assistant Attorney General Jim Lesousky is representing the Commonwealth now and told Judge John Atkins Wednesday that he was prepared to set a trial date a few months out so they’ll be ready if the Court of Appeals rules against the defense.
Defense attorney Eric Eaton had no problem with setting a trial date as long as it gave time for the Court of Appeals to decide on his motion and Judge Atkins scheduled it for the first week of November.
A grand jury indictment was returned in March of 2019 against Alexander for first-degree perjury. It stems from an FBI investigation which brought allegations that on August 17th, 2012, he 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—counts that were ultimately dismissed as part of a deal with the Commonwealth.