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South Central Kentucky Woman Facing Forgery Charges

Attorney General Jack Conway announced the arrest Thursday of the former Wayne County Clerk following an investigation by his office. Investigators from General Conway's Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested 39-year-old Jennifer "Melissa" Turpin of Monticello this morning on one count of forgery, second degree, a Class D felony.

Turpin, the office manager and title clerk for Somerset Auto Auction in Somerset, was transported to the Pulaski County Detention Center by Somerset Police. She is jailed in lieu of $5,000 bond.

Turpin is accused of forging the signature of Pulaski County Clerk Ralph Troxtell on a title for a 2006 Toyota Highlander sold on Craigslist to a Maryland resident. Turpin is also currently on probation in Franklin Circuit Court for filing false tax returns and failure to pay tax, and in Wayne Circuit Court for abuse of public trust over $10,000.

Lisa is a Scottsville native and WKU alum. She has worked in radio as a news reporter and anchor for 18 years. Prior to joining WKU Public Radio, she most recently worked at WHAS in Louisville and WLAC in Nashville. She has received numerous awards from the Associated Press, including Best Reporter in Kentucky. Many of her stories have been heard on NPR.