Lampley Takes Plea Deal in Marshall County

A Calvert City man charged with leading police on a chase the wrong way down Interstate 24 in March has agreed to a plea deal in Marshall County.

Court records show Dalton Lampley, who is already serving a 20 year prison sentence after pleading guilty to second degree assault charges in McCracken County, accepted a plea agreement on Wednesday in Marshall County Circuit Court. As part of the deal, Lampley will be sentenced to an additional 13 years behind bars on charges of first degree fleeing or evading police, possession of meth, wanton endangerment of a police officer, reckless driving, disregarding a stop sign, resisting arrest, criminal littering and criminal mischief. Charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and driving without a license were dropped.

Lampley was arrested on March 17th, following a pursuit on I-24 that spanned parts of McCracken and Marshall Counties. Police said Lampley drove a garbage truck the wrong way along I-24 during the chase, striking two cars and causing several crashes and injuries.

A judge will decide next month if Lampley's sentences will run consecutively or concurrently. Formal sentencing is set for Nov. 29.