KEVIL, Ky. (WSIL) — A man faces theft and failure to comply with the sex offender registry charges after a reported missing truck investigation which started last year in McCracken County.
The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a report of a theft from a home in Kevil in August of 2025. Authorities said a victim reported his truck and $14,000 in cash was missing.
After investigating the case and using modern technology, the sheriff’s office said they ended up finding the reported stolen vehicle in the Memphis International Airport parking lot. After working with airport police, the sheriff’s office said the suspect was identified as 69-year-old JD McNew.
McNew is also registered on the Sex Offender Registry and police said he was in non-compliance with a warrant out for his arrest.
On May 23, 2026, McNew was taken into custody by the New Orleans Police Department.
McNew was then extradited back to McCracken County and faces the following charges:
- Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registry 2nd Offense (Class C Felony)
- Theft By Unlawful Taking Over $10,000 (Class C Felony)
- Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle 1st Offense (Class A Misdemeanor)
The sheriff’s office said McNew’s criminal charges that resulted in his sex offender registry are from a 1986 conviction in Missouri for Kidnapping, Rape and Sodomy. McNew was sentenced to 6 years in that case.
Authorities also noted McNew was previously charged with failure to comply with sex offender registry in 2021 in McCracken County.
