Former SPD captain indicted on 22 charges Wednesday

In neighboring Pulaski County, former Somerset Police Department Captain Michael Correll was indicted Wednesday by a grand jury on 22 charges following an investigation by the Kentucky State Police.

Correll, 44, was charged with Abuse of Public Trust, first degree Official Misconduct, 11 counts of third-degree Burglary, four counts of Tampering with Physical Evidence, two counts of Theft by Unlawful Taking or Disposition — Controlled Substance (Under $10,000), first-degree Trafficking in a Controlled Substance (Greater Than or Equal To 2 Grams Methamphetamine), Receiving Stolen Property (Firearm), and first-degree Unlawful Access to a Computer.

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