Former UK students charged with rape will have case sent to Grand Jury

Judge sends UK students arrested for rape and strangulation to grand jury

The case of University of Kentucky students charged with the February rape and strangulation of another UK student in an on-campus residence hall were sent to a grand jury at their preliminary hearing. Addison Adkins, who has since withdrawn from UK, and Angus Thompson, appeared in district court on Thursday, April 17 for an evidentiary hearing. After hearing testimony from a UK Police Detective about the events of and surrounding the alleged cr…

Former UK students charged with rape will have case sent to Grand Jury

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The case against two former University of Kentucky students will head to a grand jury after appearing at a preliminary hearing this morning. 18-year-old Angus Thompson is charged with 1st degree rape while 18-year-old Addison Adkins is charged with 1st degree rape and 2nd degree strangulation in connection to an alleged incedent that happened on UK’s campus in February. The court heard from a University of Kent…