Following a brief appearance Wednesday morning in Trigg County Circuit Court, another evidentiary hearing has been scheduled for Jonathan McCoy — who, among many things, is charged with the September 16, 2020, murder of Will Jackson Road resident Thelma “Ileen” Barnett.
The purpose of this evidentiary hearing, set for 1 PM May 5, is to air a motion of suppression filed by McCoy’s defense team in Wesley Boyarski, Christy Hiance and Rick Lawniczak.
Circuit Judge Jamus Redd sorted such terms with Boyarski.
The murder indictment also has charges of kidnapping (victim’s death), second-degree arson, tampering with physical evidence, abuse of a corpse and first-degree burglary — all attached in the surrounding circumstances of Barnett’s death.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Carrie Ovey-Wiggins told Redd she’d like to deliver her statements following this scheduled hearing.
That detective Boyarski asked about is Kentucky State Police investigator Brian Hill.
Boyarski’s motion to suppress undoubtedly stems from the February 24 appearance of all parties, in which defense pushed for a severe bond reduction of $2 million to $50,000 — and further ascertained McCoy was “innocent” of these severe charges, which if convicted could lead to life imprisonment or the death penalty.
Furthermore, Boyarski indicated through questioning that another pair of repeat local criminals, Allison Hunter and John Jones, possess intimate details of Barnett’s death, and should instead be charged with this litany of heinous crimes. And according to the defense, five pieces of evidence — a piece of hair, a cigarette butt, an electrical cord, a dime and Barnett’s fingernails — either came back with inconclusive DNA swabs, or excluding of McCoy’s signature.
