Dossier
Madisonville
Coverage of Madisonville in the Nexus archive.
- 2 accused of bonding out female inmates to induce them into trafficking
Two individuals, Bryan Allison and Josie Crafton, face charges for using the court bond system to facilitate human trafficking targeting female jail inmates. Investigators discovered that Allison bonded out women while Crafton introduced them through video calls via Hopkins County Jail. Authorities subsequently charged Allison with commercial sex activity human trafficking and Crafton with promoting human trafficking.
- Louisiana sheriff retires after pleading guilty to beating podcaster who often criticized him
Randy Smith, a Louisiana sheriff, resigned after pleading guilty to assaulting podcaster Bobby Couvillion, a frequent critic of his work. The incident occurred at a Madisonville restaurant where Smith had consumed 18 alcoholic beverages.