A response.

I received a response from the Winchester, KY mayor's office. Here it is in its entirety:

I did not release any statement on this issue. The original rumor which we
all heard locally and supposedly is incorrect was that CNN bailed out Mr.
Poole. I have not investigated this matter one way or the other.

Dodd

It comes as no surprise to me that rumors about Mr. Poole would be running rampant. Here's the latest one: he is out on bail and has skipped town. I attempted to call the Clark County jail only to get a sleepy woman with a nice, Kentucky drawl.

Sleepy woman: "Hello?"
Me: "Yes, is this the Clark County jail?"
SW: "No, it isn't."
Me: "Interesting."
SW: "What number'd you call?" I gave her the number.
SW: "Well, that's us, but we aren't the county jail."
Me: "That's odd because that's the number they have listed in the White Pages. I'm terribly sorry. Thank you."
SW: "No problem. Bye."

So, not only does the White Pages have the number for the jail listed incorrectly, but the Winchester, KY police department (who I called initially) doesn't have the correct number to their own jail! And I thought all the jokes about Kentucky were just distorted misconceptions.