Steven Lawson, 53, who talked with Brooks Houck by phone the night after the disappearance of Crystal Rogers, has been indicted on charges of criminal conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with physical evidence in the Rogers case.
Lawson, according to the December 6 Nelson County indictment, agreed to “aid one or more persons in the planning or commission” of the death of another and then “destroyed, mutilated, concealed, removed” or altered physical evidence on July 3 or July 4, 2015, when Rogers disappeared.
His bond has been set at $500,000 cash. Lawson is scheduled to be arraigned on December 21.
After eight years of investigation, Lawson is the third man charged in Rogers’ disappearance in recent months. His son, Joseph Lawson, and Brooks Houck have also been indicted.
Rogers was last seen during the Fourth of July weekend in 2015. Her car was left running on the side of Bluegrass Parkway with her purse still inside. She’s presumed dead, but her body was never found.
In September, Joseph Lawson was charged with criminal conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with physical evidence in connection with the death of Rogers.
Houck, the primary suspect in the disappearance of Rogers, was arrested September 27, after being charged with complicity to murder and tampering with physical evidence.
Houck was the last person seen with Rogers, his former girlfriend and the mother of his 10-year-old son.
He has pleaded not guilty and is in jail on a $10 million bond.
Source: WDRB
You must be logged in to post a comment.