Nick Houck arrested in Nelson County on Perjury charge

The brother of the man convicted for the murder of Crystal Rogers is now in custody.

Kentucky State Police Post Post Four says just after 1:30 p.m. Thursday Nicholas “Nick” Houck of Bardstown was arrested on a Nelson County indictment warrant which was the result of an investigation conducted by KSP Post Four detectives.

According to the KSP, the investigation indicates Houck “allegedly committed perjury between 2015 and 2023.” Houck was charged with First Degree Perjury, a Class D Felony punishable by one to five years in prison.

Houck was taken into custody and lodged without incident. He was lodged in the Nelson County Correctional Center, held on a $25,000 cash bond, before being transferred to the Hardin County Detention Center on a courtesy hold. Kentucky’s VINE system indicates Houck was released at 6:18 p.m. Thursday. An arraignment hearing is scheduled for June 18.

The KSP says the investigation is ongoing and “no further details will be provided at this time.”

Houck’s brother, Brooks Houck, was found guilty of Murder – Principal or Accomplice and Tampering with Physical Evidence on July 8, 2025, for the death of Rogers. While never arrested or charged in the investigation, Special Prosecutor Shane Young stated in a hearing that the Commonwealth considered Nick Houck and his mother, Rosemary Houck, “unindicted co-conspirators” in the case.

(Photo Credit: Nelson County Jail)