FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 13, 2026) – Attorney General Russell Coleman announced today action by the Attorney General’s Violent Crime Reduction Team (VRT) has led to additional criminal charges against two previously convicted felons. The two men, arrested in separate incidents in December, were indicted this week by a Jefferson County Grand Jury. The Louisville-based VRT was established by the Attorney General to work in concert with the Jefferson Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office to target the city’s most violent offenders
Justin Miller, 37, was indicted on one charge of Possession of a Handgun by a Convicted Felon (Class C Felony), one charge of Tampering with Physical Evidence (Class D Felony), and being a Persistent Felony Offender. On December 30, 2025, Miller, according to court documents “destroyed, mutilated, concealed, removed, or altered the physical evidence.” Miller, who was found to be in possession of a handgun, was previously convicted on multiple charges including robbery and escape.
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Tyshaunn Davis, 42, was indicted on one charge of Possession of a Handgun by a Convicted Felon (Class C Felony), one charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance (Class A Misdemeanor) one charge of Alcohol Intoxication in a Public Place (Violation), and being a Persistent Felony Offender. According to court documents, on December 12, 2025, Davis was found to be in possession of a handgun and marijuana and was publicly intoxicated “to the degree he might endanger himself or other persons.” Davis was previously convicted on a charge of wanton endangerment in 2022.
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The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) investigated both cases. Assistant Attorney General Critt Cunningham will prosecute the cases on behalf of the Commonwealth.
The Kentucky Supreme Court’s rule on trial publicity limits information the Office can provide publicly.
The charges in an indictment are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Background
In October 2024, Attorney General Coleman joined Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerina D. Whethers, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg, Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell, LMPD Chief Paul Humphrey and Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk David L. Nicholson to announce the Attorney General’s Violent Crime Reduction Team, a first-of-its-kind collaboration among their offices to combat violent crime in Louisville.
General Coleman established a new Attorney General’s Office location in downtown Louisville, now staffed by three prosecutors and a detective. The downtown office space used by the VRT was secured in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and Jefferson Circuit Court Clerk Nicholson. The team is collaborating with Commonwealth’s Attorney Whethers’ Office to be assigned and prosecute cases. Two of the prosecutors have also been sworn in as Special Assistant United States Attorneys, allowing them to bring the full force of both the state and federal governments against criminals to protect Kentucky families.
According to an agreement between the Attorney General and the Commonwealth’s Attorney, the dedicated prosecutors and investigators from the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Unit and the Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI) will handle select cases involving nonfatal shootings, convicted felons in possession of a firearm, Louisville’s Group Violence Intervention Program (GVI) and the Prohibited Firearms Possessor program (PFP).