KENTUCKY PRESS NEWS SERVICE
Richie Farmer, the basketball star who led Clay County High School and
the University of Kentucky to success, has reached a plea deal with
prosecutors that could send him to prison for about two years.
Farmer's attorney filed a motion for a change of plea on Thursday
morning. He means he has reached agreement to resolve the various
criminal and ethics charges against his client.
The charges stem from his two terms as state agriculture commissioner where his management style was questioned.
Farmer ran for lieutenant governor two years ago and that's when the
complaints became public about his spending habits and other actions at
the state Department of Agriculture.
Without a plea deal, he could have served 10 years in prison, if
convicted. Recently, Farmer has worked as a car salesman in Clay County.
