Overview
- Kentucky State Police arrested Nick Houck on Thursday, June 4, 2026, and charged him with a Class D felony count of perjury tied to alleged false statements made between 2015 and 2023.
- Prosecutors have repeatedly portrayed multiple Houck family members as co-conspirators during the long-running investigation and use of grand-jury testimony in the case.
- The charge follows years of investigative steps including search warrants at family properties, FBI door-to-door interviews in 2020, and reporting that Nick failed a polygraph while he was a Bardstown officer.
- The arrest comes nearly a year after Brooks Houck was convicted of murdering Crystal Rogers and later sentenced to life, and it arrives while the state defends that conviction on appeal.
- Family members and the Bardstown community said the arrest offers hope for more answers and accountability, and officials' next public steps to watch are charging documents and court filings that may reveal the specific alleged false statements.