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   After serving for 20 years as the Scott County Coroner, John   
   Goble, 68, resigned from his position at midnight Wednesday   
   morning just hours before he pleaded guilty to a felony count of   
   conspiracy to defraud the United States government.   
      
   Goble, also a former state trooper, pleaded guilty before Judge   
   Gregory Van Tatenhove Wednesday morning. He admitted to   
   conspiring with another trooper to secure weapons and nearly   
   $40,000 worth of ammunition that belonged to the state police   
   supply branch in Frankfort.   
      
   According to court documents, Goble and a former Kentucky State   
   Police trooper, Michael Crawford, were indicted on March 18,   
   2021, for two counts of charges to commit conspiracy. The two   
   were accused of working together to obtain ammunition which   
   belonged to state police.   
      
   Goble admitted he could be proven guilty of the original charges.   
      
   “I conspired to possess ammunition owned by the Kentucky State   
   Police over a four year period with two subjects,” Goble said.   
   “In doing so, I stored those weapons in my office, and I knew   
   that it was wrong. I did this with a KSP trooper and a   
   lieutenant, who I knew well. I did not hesitate to get access to   
   this ammunition.”   
      
   Before entering his guilty plea, Goble’s attorney, Fred Peters,   
   said his client was prepared to do so.   
      
   “(Goble) has no doubt of what is going on here today, and that   
   he wants to do what he is here to do,” Peters said.   
      
   As part of his plea deal he waived his right to a jury trial and   
   the ability to appeal his plea, conviction and sentence. In   
   addition to the consolidation of his charges, the plea agreement   
   allows Goble to remain out of jail on his current bond.   
      
   He faces a maximum sentence of up to five years in prison,   
   $250,000 fine, three years supervised released, and restitution.   
   As a convicted felon, he loses all his civil rights which   
   include holding public office, owning a firearm, the right to   
   vote, and the right to serve on a jury.   
      
   Along with his attorney, Goble filed a motion for re-arraignment   
   to enter a guilty plea on April 22, according to court   
   documents. The motion was approved five days later.   
      
   When Goble and Crawford were indicted in this case, a grand jury   
   alleged that Crawford asked a state trooper to “give him various   
   calibers and gauges of ammunition” several times throughout the   
   crimes which took place from 2014 to 2018. The coroner then   
   discussed the access of ammunition with the state trooper, and   
   on several occasions, picked up the ammunition from Crawford.   
      
   Ammunition was stored in the basement of Goble’s office,   
   according to the indictment. Goble had an employee move the   
   ammunition from the office basement to Goble’s home in December   
   2017.   
      
   Goble and Crawford also met with another state trooper in 2017   
   to purchase other weapons that were designated surplus and sold   
   by the state police, according to the indictment. The internal   
   investigation showed Goble received three M1A rifles and 10   
   Remington shotguns which a state trooper illegally obtained from   
   the state police, the indictment says.   
      
   Crawford is scheduled to appear for a jury trial on August 8 at   
   10 a.m. Goble’s sentencing is scheduled for August 12 at 1:30   
   p.m. in Frankfort.   
      
   https://news.yahoo.com/knew-wrong-central-ky-coroner-   
   155641352.html   
      
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