Owensboro Police Department
• Jerry S. Richardson, 42, of Owensboro, was charged Thursday with first-degree strangulation.
• Derek Maurice Johnson, 49, of the 3400 block of Professional Parkway was charged Thursday with driving under the influence and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
• Chuck Hope, 46, of the 1800 block of Triplett Street was charged Thursday with first-degree possession of a controlled substance (meth) and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.
