Local grand jury issues indictments for rape, burglary

A Christian County Grand Jury issued indictments for rape, burglary and assault-related crimes on Friday.

Thirty-six-year-old Pablo Ramos of Hopkinsville was indicted for first-degree rape and intimidating a participant in the legal process after he reportedly used force to engage in sexual intercourse with a victim on April 28.

Twenty-year-old Jaquan McPhatter of Hopkinsville was indicted for multiple charges after he reportedly stole from various cars and was seen walking around with a handgun on April 24. McPhatter was indicted for first-degree burglary, two counts of theft by unlawful taking of a firearm, third-degree fleeing or evading police and theft by unlawful taking of contents from a vehicle.

Fifty-year-old Robert Lafon of Pembroke was indicted on multiple charges after he reportedly unlawfully entered a residence on Dewey Street and stole property. Lafon was indicted for first-degree burglary, receiving stolen property, first-degree possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest.

Fifty-two-year-old Matthew Baker was indicted on a variety of charges after he reportedly stalked and used a tracking device to follow a victim, and he then reportedly strangled the victim on March 4. Baker was indicted for first-degree strangulation, first-degree stalking, video voyeurism, eavesdropping, unlawful use of a tracking device, fourth-degree assault, distribution of sexually explicit images without consent and three counts of violating a protective order.

Fifty-year-old Robert Bibbs IV of Hopkinsville was indicted for second-degree robbery and second-degree assault after he reportedly stole a victim’s phone, threw it and then assaulted the victim.