BARDSTOWN, Ky. — The Brooks Houck case will remain in the court of Nelson County Judge Charles Simms for now.

What You Need To Know

  • Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Laurence VanMeter denied a motion to remove Neslon County Judge Charles Simms from the case against Brooks Houck

  • Attorneys for Houck said the judge was biased against their defendent, citing a $10 million cash bond and comments made in an unrelated 2017 case involving Houck

  • VanMeter ruled the motion shoud be presented before Simms prior to an appeal to the Supreme Court

  • Houck is charged with murdering Crystal Rogers, his former girlfriend, who disappeared in 2017

The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Kentucky, Laurenve VanMeter, denied the motion from Houck’s attorneys, Brian Butler and Michael Denbow, who filed an affidavit to remove Simms from the case on Oct. 24. They claimed the judge was biased against their defendant, citing actions in the current case and comments in an unrelated 2017 case involving Houck.

The document also pointed to Houck’s $10 million cash bond, calling it “grossly excessive.”

VanMeter ruled a case for recusal should be presented before Simms prior to an appeal to the Supreme Court. 

 

On Oct. 10, Simms denied a motion by Houck’s attorneys to have the bond reduced.

Houck is charged with murdering Crystal Rogers, his former girlfriend, who disappeared in 2017. Houck entered a not guilty plea at his arraignment on Oct. 5. He is scheduled to be back in court in Feb. 2024.

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