LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Sherry Ballard got the call of Nick Houck’s arrest before anyone else, just one day before her birthday. It was a call she has waited years for.
“You know, I’m like, I knew this was coming. I was waiting for it, but the minute that [Commonwealth’s Attorney Kyle Williamson] told me it did happen, it was like, ‘Finally, oh my gosh,’“ Ballard said. ”Yeah, it was a relief.”
Ballard has been fighting for justice in her daughter Crystal’s case for almost 11 years and her husband Tommy’s for nearly that long. Investigators have suspected that Nick is a player in both, though, at this point, his recent arrest has not been officially tied to either one…