The Hopkins County Grand Jury has returned a number of indictments this month in connection with multiple wanton endangerment cases and related charges throughout the county.
A true bill was returned on Ray Shearon of Dawson Springs on first-degree strangulation, third-degree terroristic threatening, two counts of fourth-degree assault, and two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment.
The charges follow a Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office investigation into a domestic violence incident on Racetrack Road in Dawson Springs on September 30th, 2025, where deputies reported that Shearon assaulted his wife, pushed her down, and strangled her until she lost consciousness.
Rachel Foster of Madisonville was indicted on multiple violations and misdemeanors, as well as felony charges of tampering with physical evidence and two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment.
According to the indictment, the charges stem from an incident on October 25, 2025, investigated by Madisonville Police.
Joseph Goodwin of Nortonville was indicted on charges of fourth-degree assault, first-degree wanton endangerment, and first-degree arson.
The indictment alleges that on September 26, 2025, Goodwin injured another person, engaged in conduct that created a substantial risk of death or serious harm, and started a fire with the intent to damage or destroy an occupied building.
The grand jury indicted Christopher McKay of Marion on two counts of violating an emergency protection order, fourth-degree assault, second-degree criminal mischief, first-degree persistent felony offender, first-degree wanton endangerment, and first-degree unlawful imprisonment.
The charges against McKay are related to an incident around January 21, 2025, investigated by Madisonville Police and the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office.
A true bill was returned on Tyler Craig of Madisonville on a single count of first-degree wanton endangerment.
Madisonville Police arrested Craig on September 22, 2025, after responding to reports of a man screaming and acting aggressively toward traffic on Arch Street. Police said he ran across three lanes of traffic, endangering officers and others, before hiding behind a business on East Center Street, where he was apprehended.
