Tag: Kentucky
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Prosecutors reveal evidence in brutal killing linked to prominent Kentucky dentist and son
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Prosecutors in Kentucky revealed new details this week that they said link a prominent dentist and his son to the brutal killing of a restaurant hostess at their home last year and the alleged effort to cover up the murder. The evidence, detailed in a filing opposing bail reduction for murder suspect…
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Kentucky state senator dies weeks after plunging into empty swimming pool on a mower
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky state Sen. Johnnie Turner, known for his staunch support for the coal industry and other causes in his Appalachian district, has died after being injured at home last month when he plunged into an empty swimming pool while aboard a lawn mower. He was 76. Turner, a Harlan Republican, was known for his…
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Kentucky woman indicted in murder of mom, who was dismembered and put in a pot
MOUNT OLIVET, Ky. — A Kentucky woman who was arrested after police found her mother’s dismembered body in her yard was indicted on a murder charge Monday. Police were called to a home in Mount Olivet in northern Kentucky on Wednesday and found the body and human remains inside and outside the house. After obtaining a warrant,…
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Deadly shooting of Kentucky judge at courthouse was captured on video
In surveillance video that captured the courthouse slaying of a Kentucky judge, the sheriff charged in the death appears to shoot at the judge multiple times while the judge crawled on the floor, scrambling for cover. The video was played in court this week and appears to show former Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines confronting…
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Kentucky sheriff accused of gunning down judge is retiring, lawyer says
A lawyer for the Kentucky sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge in his chambers announced the law enforcement official’s retirement Monday after the state’s governor threatened to remove him from office. In a statement, the lawyer for Shawn “Mickey” Stines, 43, said the decision was effective immediately and was not a concession to the…
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Kentucky governor tells sheriff accused of fatally shooting judge to resign
The general counsel for Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear ordered the sheriff accused of gunning down a judge in his chambers to resign by the end of the week or face removal proceedings. In a letter Wednesday, S. Travis Mayo told Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines that if he does not tender his resignation to…
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Kentucky sheriff charged in the fatal shooting of judge pleads not guilty
A Kentucky sheriff arrested and charged last week with shooting a judge in his chambers following an argument pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines was arraigned before a special judge for first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Judge Kevin Mullins. Stines appeared virtually from the Leslie County…
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Funeral services held for Kentucky judge allegedly shot by sheriff in courthouse chamber
JENKINS, Ky. — A Kentucky judge who authorities said was fatally shot by a sheriff last week was remembered Sunday as a pioneer who fought opioid addiction and favored treatment over jail for low-level drug offenders. Hundreds of mourners, including a procession of black-robed judges, filed into the Jenkins High School auditorium to pay their…
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Body found near Kentucky highway identified as shooting spree suspect
The body found Wednesday near the Kentucky highway where a gunman opened fire Sept. 7 has been identified as the suspected shooter, Joseph A. Couch, officials said on Friday. In a statement, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced that the state’s Chief Medical Examiner Dr. William Ralston and the state police crime lab confirmed the remains…
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Initial DNA test on remains believed to be of suspected Kentucky highway shooter is inconclusive
An initial DNA test on remains believed to be those of Joseph Couch, the suspect in the Interstate 75 shootings, was inconclusive, but an autopsy confirmed the cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, state officials said. The soft tissue DNA test was “inconclusive due to extreme decomposition of the body,” and a further DNA…