Louisville man charged in Applegate Lane chemical hoarding case avoids prison time
Marc Hibel pleaded down to multiple charges Thursday. A home in the Highview neighborhood with over 100 dangerous chemicals inside was demolished last year.
Author: Jay Skebba
Published: 12:15 PM EDT September 12, 2024
Updated: 1:35 PM EDT September 12, 2024
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville man who stored over 100 dangerous chemicals in a Highview home changed his plea Thursday and avoided prison time.
Marc Hibel pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal trespass, reduced from burglary, and one count of wanton endangerment. A judge issued a suspended sentence for each count
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Hibel is required to spend five years on supervised probation, have no further violations of the law and continue mental health treatment.
In July 2023, Louisville Metro police searched two homes on Applegate Lane in the Highview neighborhood after receiving a tip hazardous materials may be present.
Authorities found several explosive substances, along with other substances that could pose a potential risk to first responders.
Mayor Craig Greenberg said Hibel was in possession of these chemicals for a long time, with some for multiple years. According to city records, Hibel was fined multiple times for the condition of his home over the course of several years by Metro Codes and Regulations.
Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing Louisville photographer Tyler Gerth
After recently accepting a plea agreement, Steven Lopez will serve time in prison for a shooting at a protest in 2020 that killed a local photographer.
Steven Lopez received a 30-year prison sentence on Tuesday in Jefferson County Circuit Court for shooting and killing photographer Tyler Gerth.
In January, Lopez pleaded guilty to manslaughter and 21 counts of wanton endangerment.
The charges stemmed from Lopez opening fire on a crowd of demonstrators at Jefferson Square Park in downtown Louisville — a common meeting place during protests over the police killing of Breonna Taylor — in June 2020. Gerth was struck by a bullet and died.
According to the plea agreement, Lopez must get his GED or a high school diploma and complete vocational and treatment programs while he’s in custody. He is not allowed to contact any of the victims listed in the indictment.
Protesters told LPM News in 2020 Lopez was known to be disruptive and start fights, and that he was asked to leave demonstrations numerous times.
Video surveillance and several witnesses identified Lopez as the shooter who fired multiple shots into the crowd.
