ForecastForecast
SatelliteSatellite
7-Day7-Day
Online Poll
There are currently no active polls at this time.
Click here to view other polls on our site and past poll results.
Summer Fun!
Send us your photos and videos of your Summer Fun! Shots of your vacation, picnic's, reunions. Share with all of us your summer fun! Click submit photo or video to upload.
COUNTDOWN TO DIGITAL TV
until February 17, 2009, the official transition from analog to digital television.
Kentucky Trooper in Court Save Email Print
Posted: 10:59 PM Aug 5, 2008
 Last Updated: 10:59 PM Aug 5, 2008
 Reporter: WSAZ News Staff
Email Address: news@wsaz.com
20 comments
A | A | A

PIKEVILLE, Ky (WSAZ) -- A Kentucky state police officer went before a judge Tuesday to answer to charges of alcohol intoxication, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest.

Kentucky State Police Sergeant Timothy Moore pleaded not guilty Tuesday.

He was arrested by Pikeville Police outside the Expo Center last month.

Moore was suspended with pay.

An arrest citation charges Moore was drunk and yelled curse words and other obscenities at a Pikeville officer after a concert at the Expo.

Records say he refused to talk to police after his car was stopped.

Tuesday in court, Moore’s attorney said he is looking forward to resolving the situation.

“We will cooperate fully as we have in the past,” Terry Jacobs, Moore’s attorney, said. “Sergeant Moore as I’ve stated has respected the system and respects the process. He's been very cooperative and continues to do so. We feel that once all the facts come to light, the situation will be resolved rather quickly.”

Terry Jacobs says Sgt. Moore is ready to go back to his job with the Kentucky State Police.

Assistant county attorney Roger Varney said Sgt. Moore will not receive any special treatment because he is a state trooper.
More Stories
Explosion Victim Barry Withrow Remembered

Hurricane Gustav Could Have Local Impact

WVU President Hired Back at Law Firm

Reading Scores Soar at Huntington Elementary School

 Suspect Sought in 1975 Rest Area Murder

Webster County Hot Dog Chili Goes National

Capito Applauds Female VP Pick for McCain

Marshall Gets $1.3 Million in Rural Health Funding
Post Your Comments
First Name:
Location:
Enter Comments: characters left
Email (optional):
Email will not be displayed on site. For station contact purpose only.
Read Comments
Comments are posted from viewers like you and do not always reflect the views of this station.
Posted by: OHIO on Aug 11, 2008 at 11:16 AM
THERE IS ALOT OF COPS HERE IN LAWRENCE COUNTY THAT IS ABOVE THE LAW THAT SHOULD BE ARRESTED FOR DUI!JUST DRIVE DOWN THIRD STREET ON A WEEK END AND SEE FOR YOUR SELF! OH WELL HAPPY DAY AGAIN
Posted by: william on Aug 8, 2008 at 03:32 PM
the city cops wait outside after events and if you look like you might be under the influence,even if you have a driver you are going to jail. the city sells you beer then the put you in jail for having to much.what a joke pikeville is.
Posted by: disgusted on Aug 8, 2008 at 02:31 AM
i have been sending replies to this post. i have been noticing for some reason they wont get posted. it has happended quite a bit here lately on other posts. i thought this was a public forum to respond to. i have never cussed in them or made threats at all. i can rest assure this will be the last time i ever respond to a post. as a matter of a fact i dont support wsaz any further, i will never log onto the site again. you have really made me upset to see this. what a joke..........i know this wont be posted and dont care anymore.
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 7, 2008 at 08:43 AM
Really people, I think this man should loose his job but does anyone know anybody who ever did an extended time for public intoxication. No one goes to jail for public intoxication with the exception of the night they are arrested. They spend anywhere from 4 to 12 hours there depending on which county you are in and if someone can pick you up. "Send him to Jail" has been a common theme in the comments. That will not happen. Fine him and then send him looking for new employment.
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 6, 2008 at 10:19 PM
SEND HIM TO JAIL LIKE ALL THE REST. HE IS NO BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE!!
Posted by: Lt. jergov on Aug 6, 2008 at 09:46 PM
Beth Ann, you can get a dui without driving. If you are parked in a car and the cops know the only way you got there was by driving (in the driver's seat, passed out, etc.). Happens all the time.
Posted by: Beth Ann on Aug 6, 2008 at 08:43 PM
You can not get a DUI if your not driving. I say give him his fine and whatever else and let it go.
Posted by: HEYCHUCK on Aug 6, 2008 at 06:40 PM
He was charged with resisting arrest that is the same as obstructing. Anymore questions?
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 6, 2008 at 04:44 PM
Chuck, they do not have a obstructing charge in kentucky.
Posted by: Getitright on Aug 6, 2008 at 03:45 PM
Everyone is asking about DUI charges. He was not driving he was a passenger. Don't seem of you look silly.
Posted by: Ray on Aug 6, 2008 at 03:16 PM
Anyone should read the whole story before they comment. He was not driving drunk. He was just a concert, had a few adult beverages, and was in a "happy" mood. Apparently the Pikeville locals wanted to make a name for themselves. Obviously this will cause tension between KSP and Pikeville locals. I say again, let him go Judge.
Posted by: anonymous on Aug 6, 2008 at 02:53 PM
bet he gets off free, unlike me, I was stopped in a road block in Ashland, had just came from the Road House, had water with lemon to drink,I passed the breatherlizer test with 0.0 kentucky state police got mad because i passed the test yelled for another officer, gave me another test I passed it so then they arrested me because my eyes were red and glassy sure they were i just had a place on my face removed above my eye(skin cancer) I went to jail from 11:00 that night till noon the next day,wonder if they met there quota at my expense. I also took a blood test, I am 54 years old and had never had a record or been in jail.
Posted by: Kev on Aug 6, 2008 at 02:06 PM
A girl I was dating's best friend was a WV cop. We went to a club one night, he consumed many alcoholic beverages and was drunk. As we pulled out of the parking lot we got pulled over by the cops. When the cop recognized the driver as a fellow cop he laughed and talked to him for awhile before letting him go on his merry, drunk way. I learned two lessons that night: (1) don't ride with a drunk driver; and (2) WV cops are above the law...even when off-duty and drunk.
Posted by: bob on Aug 6, 2008 at 01:39 PM
the trooper wasnt driving he was a passenger his wife was driving if you ever been inside the pikeville city limits you know how the local pd is they wanna arrest everybody. it wont be long till they run the expo center out of business they cant have concert and sell beer if the pikeville pd whats to be all john wayne on all the people spending money to attend events there mark my word expo center will be in financial trouble soon.
Posted by: chuck on Aug 6, 2008 at 01:28 PM
to me this case is a crime in itself. where is the dui charge, or the obstructing charge. talking about special treatment. thats whats wrong with this country now DOUBLE STANDARD
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 6, 2008 at 12:26 PM
my family had a very bad experience with the Pikeville ky state police, think they might need to look into more than one of them.
Posted by: SOME1 on Aug 6, 2008 at 11:15 AM
BET HE WALKS AWAY A FREE MAN?
Posted by: ROD CORNELL on Aug 6, 2008 at 10:23 AM
Yes he will get special treatment,you know he above the law .Shake his hand and let him go,that is what will happen.But if it was me i would still be in jail (RIGHT). And have to pay a big fine too. (RIGHT)!!!!What happen to the OVI or DWI for driving,sence he is a state trooper i guess they will not do nothing for that,(RIGHT).by by rod.
Posted by: Pablo on Aug 6, 2008 at 09:28 AM
In my younger days I was a volunteer for EMS. This is quite common for drunks; cursing and swinging at people. Working with injured drunk drivers involved trying not to get hit and being called every name in the book. The trooper needs to be treated as any one of them. Which means he shouldn't lose his job. He pays the fine or whatever his punishment is and when done, goes back to work. I'm all for more strict alcohol laws. But the laws need applied equally. If John Q. Public keeps his job after an alcohol incident, why shouldn't the trooper?
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 6, 2008 at 06:27 AM
I am at a lost on this story . The story states "Records say he refused to talk to police after his car was stopped" That alone should have been a DUI if he was intoxicated.Also, "An arrest citation charges Moore was drunk and yelled curse words and other obscenities at a Pikeville officer after a concert at the Expo. " If he refused to talk to them then how did he yell at them ?? Was he driving and got pulled over while intoxicated ?
FIND A LOCAL BUSINESS
National Headlines - MSNBC.com
  • Gustav turns into Category 2 storm

    Gustav's rains triggered flooding that caused this bridge to collapse in Kingston, Jamaica, on Friday.Hurricane Gustav gained strength to become a Category 2 storm with winds near 100 mph, the National Hurricane Center said early Saturday morning.
  • Dire warnings for New Orleans

    An Orleans Levee District employee pushes a sandbag into place at the 17th Street Canal pumping station in New Orleans. The canal's levee was breeched after Hurricane Katrina and contributed to the extensive flooding that devastated the city.Police in New Orleans plan to go street to street with a tough message about getting out ahead of Hurricane Gustav: This time there will be no shelter of last resort.  Those who stay will be on their own.
  • All-out battle for women's votes

    View images of Sarah Palin’s quick rise to become Alaska’s governor and now John McCain’s running mate.Supporters view John McCain's choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for running mate a sign of gains women are making, but critics see pandering.
  • NYT: Dems begin selling tour in Pa.
    NYT: Obama and Biden set off on their first joint cross-country campaign trek , arriving in the battleground of western Pennsylvania on the opening stop of their formal kickoff to the general election.
  • Palin pick puts Roe front and center

    Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, appointed by President Clinton in 1993, is now 75 years old.The refrain in many Democratic leaders’ responses to Sen. John McCain’s choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate: Roe v. Wade, Roe v. Wade.
  • Palin faces ethics probes in Alaska

    Sen. John McCain called Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ‘someone who has fought against corruption’ in announcing Palin as his vice presidential running mate Friday.Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whom Sen. John McCain named Friday as his running mate, is under two ethics investigations springing from accusations that she abused her office to pursue a personal grudge.
PHONE IN YOUR YELLS TO: 1-866-616-5354
SEND US YOUR PICTURES AND VIDEOS INCLUDING BREAKING NEWS AND SEVERE WEATHER
 
Home - News - Weather - Sports - Classifieds - Closings - Featured Links - Blogs - Olympics - myZtv -
Moms4Moms - Contests - Events - e-reporter - HDTV - On WSAZ - Politics - Perfect Home - Site Map - Football Friday -
Terms of Use - Privacy Policy - EEO Statement - FCC Form 388
Gray Television, Inc. - Copyright © 2002-2008 - Designed and Powered by Clickability