Local grand jury issues indictments for kidnapping, endangerment crimes

A Christian County Grand Jury issued indictments for kidnapping, wanton endangerment and fleeing crimes on Friday.

Twenty-seven-year-old Deonte Walker Coleman of Hopkinsville was indicted on multiple charges after he reportedly sexually assaulted a victim at gunpoint on June 7. The victim had to reportedly jump from a moving car in order to escape. Coleman was indicted for kidnapping, first-degree strangulation, first-degree sexual abuse and theft by unlawful taking.

Fifty-four-year-old Gerald Rothenburger of Hopkinsville was indicted on multiple charges after he allegedly nearly struck two minors and two law enforcement officers while he was under the influence on May 12. He was indicted for two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment of a police officer, reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

Twenty-four-year-old Viktoria Broadwater of Fort Campbell was indicted on multiple charges after she reportedly rearended a car while she was under the influence of alcohol on May 11. She was indicted for first-degree wanton endangerment, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving, failure to produce insurance card and failure to notify address change to department of transportation.

Thirty-two-year-old Brandon Bunch of Fort Campbell was indicted on multiple charges after he reportedly assaulted and threatened to kill a victim in Oak Grove on June 28. He was indicted for first-degree wanton endangerment, second-degree strangulation, first-degree unlawful imprisonment, intimidating a participant in a legal process and third-degree terroristic threatening.

Thirty-three-year-old Samuel Barnes of Ashland City, Tennessee was indicted for multiple charges after he reportedly led law enforcement on a pursuit in Oak Grove on June 21. He was indicted for first and third-degree fleeing and evading police, receiving stolen property, first-degree criminal mischief and giving false identifying information.