The Christian County Grand Jury returned several indictments Friday including a charge of attempted fetal homicide.
A true bill was returned on 20-year old Tyquarius Stubbs of Hopkinsville on charges of second-degree attempted fetal homicide, second-degree assault – domestic violence, first-degree strangulation, intimidating a participant in a legal process and first-degree unlawful imprisonment.
Stubbs was arrested by Hopkinsville Police on August 1st after he allegedly got into an argument over the father his ex-girlfriend’s baby. He then reportedly hit in the face with a belt, choked her with his hands, and then punched and kicked her while she was 16 weeks pregnant. The victim was able to get to Jennie Stuart Health and then transferred to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.
The grand jury also indicted 44-year old Gregory Wayne Thomason of Pengram, Tennessee, on multiple charges including third-degree assault of a police officer, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Thomason was arrested by Hopkinsville Police on August 16, 2022 after he was involved in a collision at the intersection of Pembroke Road and Bill Bryan Boulevard. During a search, police reportedly found marijuana, an open bottle of alcohol and a marijuana grinder in his vehicle. An officer’s video at the scene reportedly captured Thomason attempting to hit an officer and grabbing the officer and then wrestling with him before he was arrested.
43-year old Jason Wayne Morse of Hopkinsville was indicted on charges of first-degree rape, first-degree strangulation, and tampering with physical evidence.
On July 19, 2022, the indictment alleges Morse engaged in sexual intercourse through the use of force and intentionally applied press on the throat or neck of the victim. He is also accused of concealing, removing, or altering physical evidence that he believed was about to be produced or used in an official proceeding.
