The Point Rocks | radioNOVO News KY News Roundup for April 20, 2026

One of two inmates who escaped in Nelson County this month is back in custody.  The local sheriff's office reports 46-year-old Jerry Nation was apprehended in the Chaplin area on Saturday.  Nation reportedly walked off from a work detail in Bardstown last Tuesday.  He is charged with second-degree escape and other new counts as well.  Authorities are still looking for Jawan McKnight, who reportedly ran off from a transport vehicle outside the Nelson County Correctional Center in Bardstown on April 10th.A Lexington man who was arrested last week is accused of threatening the president.  Federal investigators are sharing more information on the allegations against 23-year-old Kadrioan Serainity Santiago.  The FBI says Santiago posted a message on Instagram earlier this year, saying he wanted to cut President Trump's face off with a razor blade and feed the skin to stray dogs.  He also threatened to kill law enforcement officers and ICE agents, according to officials.  Santiago was arrested following a traffic stop in Garrard County last Tuesday.  The local sheriff's office says deputies found multiple guns, a Kevlar helmet, gas masks and survival gear in his vehicle. Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman is expected to share plans for her future today.  Anonymous sources who have confirmed that Coleman will be announcing details of her further political aspirations.  She has served as lieutenant governor alongside Democrat Governor Andy Beshear since 2019.  Before that, Coleman was a public school educator and founder of a nonprofit focused on education policy reform.Kentucky residents have just hours left to register to vote in the upcoming primary election.  Registrations need to be submitted by 4 p.m. local time today.  Folks who need to update registration details need to get that done before the deadline as well.  Online voter registration is available through the Kentucky Secretary of State webpage.  Election Day for the primaries is May 19th.Organizers of UK's DanceBlue fundraiser are reporting record-high donations through the event this year.  The annual 24-hour dance marathon was held at Rupp Arena over the weekend.  Participants brought in over two-point-four-million dollars.  The money will go to support the Hematology and Oncology Clinic at UK's Golisano Children's Hospital.