Jerry Wayne Walker Jr. pleaded guilty to six counts of tampering with physical evidence Tuesday morning in the Calloway County Circuit Court, marking the end to an almost 14-year-old battle over the Paducah man’s innocence in connection to the fatal Hester Hall fire of 1998. Walker was indicted twice for setting the early-morning blaze on Read More
Circuit Judge Dennis Foust issued a ruling on Oct. 12, refusing the motion to dismiss six tampering charges against Jerry Wayne Walker Jr. Walker, a Paducah man who was tried twice for the fatal Hester College dorm fire in 1998, has been charged with all six felony counts of tampering in that same investigation. Commonwealth Read More
A private hearing has been scheduled for the prosecution and defense to share and discuss evidence in the 1998 Hester College fire retrial of Jerry Walker. Last year, Walker was indicted a second time for setting the fire that killed Michael Minger, a junior music student living in the residential college. The incident also seriously Read More
Staff Report Jury selection in the case against former University student Jerry Walker is scheduled for July 6, and the trial is set to ensue shortly afterward. Walker, 35, of west Paducah, Ky., was indicted for a second time due to his alleged connection with the 1998 Hester College fire. A status hearing was held Read More
Austin Ramsey News Editor Benton, Ky. – Jerry Walker, the Paducah, Ky., man charged with the 1998 Hester College fire, is set to stand trial for the 13-year-old crime that killed one student and critically injured another. The tentative trial date was set by Judge Dennis Foust at the Nov. 21 status hearing. Jury selection Read More