Owensboro woman pleads guilty to wanton endangerment; attempted murder charges dismissed

May 11, 2022 | 12:08 am

Updated May 10, 2022 | 10:02 pm

Stephanie Millay

Stephanie L. Millay pleaded guilty Tuesday to multiple counts of wanton endangerment for a 2020 shooting incident. Four charges of attempted murder against Millay were dismissed, and by pleading guilty she avoids a trial that was set to begin Monday.

Millay initially pleaded not guilty to all counts, but she accepted a plea agreement Tuesday afternoon in front of Circuit Judge Lisa Jones. A sentencing date was set for July 7, 2022.

Millay was originally charged by the Owensboro Police Department on Sept. 20, 2020, with four counts each of attempted murder and first-degree wanton endangerment following an incident that occurred that day. She was indicted by a grand jury in November.

According to reports at the time from OPD, Millay fired shots at two people in an occupied vehicle two different times — once in the 4200 block of Thruston Dermont Road and again on KY 54. Millay also crashed her vehicle into the victim’s vehicle in the Meijer parking lot, according to officials. The incident was believed to have been tied to a family-related disagreement involving the visitation rights of a juvenile who was not present during the incident, according to officials.

According to reports, the vehicle was hit by there were no shooting-related injuries were reported.

May 11, 2022 | 12:08 am

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