Pineville Man Arrested After Probable Cause Linking Him To Sexual Offenses

From the Bell County Ky Sheriff's Department -

Logan T. Howard

(Calvin, Ky.) On Friday morning April 11, 2025, at 3:48 am, Bell County Deputies Hunter Luttrell, Samson Churchwell, Keith Fuson, and Pineville Officer Patrick Brooks, responded to a call of a domestic violence incident at a Varilla Road residence in Calvin. 

Once on scene, 28-year-old Logan T. Howard was seen arguing with his girlfriend at the door to the residence.  Howard was taken into custody during the investigation.

After investigating, probable cause was found to charge Howard with:

Sodomy – 1st degree – victim under the age of 12,

Sodomy – 1st degree,

Sexual abuse – 1st degree – victim under the age of 12,

Tampering with physical evidence,

Possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor under the age of 12,

Attempted escape – 3rd degree,

Unlawful transaction with a minor – 1st degree – illegal sex act under the age of 16. 

Logan T. Howard is lodged in the Knox County Detention Center currently without bond.

**Note: for those seeing an additional charge on the Knox County Detention Center Jailtracker site involving "abortion", that was an error on the initial citation. Logan Howard was not charged with that offense and it is expected to be removed.

In related news, WRIL has learned that Howard was arraigned on Friday the 11th for theft of multiple firearms from a family member. He is charged in that case with (12) counts of theft by unlawful taking - firearm, (3) counts of convicted felon in possession of a firearm, (9) nine counts of convicted felon in possession of a handgun, and theft by unlawful taking - all others - over $1,000 but under $10,000. Howard was charged by Pineville Police Chief Brandon Hollingsworth in August of last year.