Donald James and Joseph Lomax Booked in Perry County Feb. 9
Two people were listed on Perry County’s public booking log for Feb. 9, a routine posting that matters because the entries affect local transparency and tracking of court and public-safety actions.
Two entries on the county’s public booking log published Feb. 9 list Donald James, 57, of Tell City, and Joseph Lomax, 35, of Frankfort. The posting included only name, age and town for both men; the record excerpt supplied to this news outlet did not include charges, bond amounts, arresting officers, intake times or release dates.
The Perry County online roster that provided more detailed booking information for other inmates does not show Donald James or Joseph Lomax in the excerpt provided. That roster includes several recent and older bookings with fuller fields filled out. Jacob T. Edmondson, 26, of Dickson, appears with an intake entry dated 01/29/2026 at 1:33 p.m., arrested by officer 520 Jacob Gage and booked on resisting arrest (bond $5,000), aggravated criminal trespass ($5,000) and aggravated assault ($10,000). Cameron H. Adams, listed as age 27, shows an intake of 02/02/2026 at 12:20 p.m., arrested by the same officer identifier, with a forgery charge and bond set at $50,000. Chad K. Allbert, 49, of McEwen, is shown on the roster with multiple serious charges and numerous capias/bench-warrant entries, including aggravated assault (bond $15,000) and a bench warrant with a $250,000 notation. Dusty R. Binkley, 43, of Lobelville, appears with an intake dated 01/26/2023 and an arresting officer listed as INV Stockstill; the excerpt provided did not display charges or bonds for that entry. The roster also contains an isolated line reading "HOLD FOR ANOTHER AGENCY" with bond set to $0; that line was not attached to a named individual in the excerpt.
For Perry County residents, the immediate implications are twofold: public safety officials are maintaining a routine, publicly accessible booking log, but the Feb. 9 entries for Donald James and Joseph Lomax lack the charge and custody details the public typically relies on to understand case status. The absence of charges, bond amounts and booking timestamps limits the community’s ability to follow whether an individual is awaiting magistrate appearance, held on a local charge or being detained for another agency.
Institutionally, this gap highlights how daily booking postings and the fuller inmate roster can diverge in the level of detail provided. Accurate, timely booking information matters for court scheduling, victim notification, neighborhood awareness and for defense and prosecutorial workflow. Records that list only names, ages and towns without supporting case identifiers create friction for residents verifying matters that affect local elections, polling places, school schedules and community security concerns.
What comes next: residents seeking updates should consult the county’s public booking resources or contact the Perry County Sheriff’s Office for the full booking entries and court dates related to Donald James and Joseph Lomax. Journalists and community advocates will continue to monitor the county roster and court dockets for any charges, bond settings or appearance dates tied to these names and for any clarification about the "hold for another agency" notation and other high‑bond entries already visible on the roster.
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