Former Maryland State Police trooper Justin Ernest Riggs, of the Smithsburg area, pleaded guilty Monday to federal drug and bribery charges. Riggs provided confidential information to a drug ...

Players bench press a 225-pound barbell as many times as they can. Who holds the record?: Justin Ernest, defensive tackle from Eastern Kentucky, set the record of 51 reps in 1999. Ernest never ...

The current record for bench press reps was set back in 1999 by a little-known player. Justin Ernest was a defensive tackle at Eastern Kentucky who was named All-Ohio Valley Conference in 1997.

Back in 1999, defensive tackle Justin Ernest from Eastern Kentucky lifted the 255 pound bar 51 times, setting a record that has yet to be broken.