It is the kind of story that sounds ripped from a crime drama. Twin sisters Kevonne and Shavonne Gore were arrested on July 16 after police say they spent weeks surveilling and threatening staff at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections. The 40-year-old sisters were booked into the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections, the same facility officials say they had been watching, and both pleaded not guilty at arraignment. Investigators say the alleged campaign involved repeated in-person surveillance, hostile social media posts and an object left on a staffer’s vehicle that officers considered menacing.
According to police citations reviewed by local reporters, the Gores allegedly parked near the jail multiple times, filmed employees as they arrived and left work, and sent messages that included a photograph of an officer’s home alongside the text, “I will find you, one way or another.” Officers also documented messages that read “watch your back” and “I got something for you” in the case file, WAVE reported.
Law&Crime reported, citing WAVE, that a black rose was left on an officer’s vehicle. The outlet also noted that an account tied to a nickname associated with an officer’s child was allegedly used to send additional photos and threats. In one incident described in the reports, one of the sisters is accused of yelling an officer’s name across the street and saying, “I got something for you. You better watch your back.” Police say the pattern stretched over more than a month before the women were arrested.
Both Kevonne and Shavonne Gore are charged with second-degree stalking and with harassment with no physical contact. Kevonne faces an additional count of operating a motor vehicle under the influence, according to Law News. Court documents state that both women pleaded not guilty, were ordered not to contact the alleged victims and received $10,000 partially secured bonds at arraignment. The cases are moving through Jefferson County courts, where preliminary hearings are on the docket.
What the charges mean
Under Kentucky law, second-degree stalking requires proof of a “course of conduct” along with an explicit or implicit threat that would place a person in reasonable fear. The statute is codified at KRS 508.150. Harassment and harassing-communications offenses are addressed in KRS Chapter 525 and are summarized by legal resources as Class B misdemeanors in many situations that involve repeated unwanted contact and threatening behavior. WomensLaw notes that these classifications can carry potential jail time and other penalties, with any sentence depending on prosecutorial decisions and the defendant’s record.
The timing has drawn extra attention locally. The arrests occurred on July 16, and both women are listed for a July 27 court date, when judges will revisit bond conditions and decide whether the cases move forward. As Law&Crime and other local outlets have reported, the sisters remain in custody at Louisville Metro Department of Corrections while the Jefferson County prosecutor reviews the evidence.
According to the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections fact sheet on LouisvilleKY.gov, the department's annual budget was $62.05 Million for FY 22-23. City records on LouisvilleKY.gov show the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections had an annual budget of $63.5 Million for FY 23-24.
Both women are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty in court. No defense statements had been reported at the time of publication. For now, the next moves rest with the Jefferson County court calendar as corrections staff and the wider community watch to see how the cases unfold.
