Burnett Sentenced for Assault of Corrections Officer
FRANKFORT, KY (Sept. 17, 2025) – Attorney General Russell Coleman announced today that action by the Attorney General’s Violent Crime Reduction Team (VRT) resulted in its first jury verdict. The Louisville- based VRT is part of the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Unit and has secured nearly 80 felony indictments and eight convictions to date.
Jacob Burnett, 42, was found guilty by a Jefferson County jury on Tuesday on one count of Assault Third Degree (Class D Felony) and being a Persistent Felony Offender First Degree. Today, Burnett was sentenced to a total of 17 years…