Fourth defendant pleads guilty in bourbon theft ring, agrees to testify against others
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A fourth defendant is facing up to a year in jail in connection with a Kentucky bourbon theft ring that investigators say sold thousands of dollars of bourbon illegally.
The Lexington Herald-Leader (http://bit.ly/1hmWc99 ) reports that 42-year-old Dustin Adkins of Georgetown pleaded guilty Thursday in Franklin Circuit Court to an amended charge of criminal conspiracy to receive stolen property over $10,000.
In his plea agreement, Adkins says he acted as a middleman for Gilbert "Toby" Curtsinger of Frankfort in the sale of stolen bourbon from Frankfort's Buffalo Trace Distillery.
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Adkins was among nine people indicted in April on charges of stealing more than $100,000 worth of bourbon from two distilleries.
Adkins says he'll cooperate in the investigation and prosecution of co-defendants. He has agreed to testify if called upon.
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Information from: Lexington Herald-Leader, http://www.kentucky.com