Williamsburg man charged in slaying at On the Beat in the Bluegrass

Williamsburg man charged in slaying

Published

on June 24, 2008

WILLIAMSBURG — Kentucky State Police have arrested a Williamsburg man in connection with a shooting death last week in Whitley County.

James Anderson, 33, was charged with murder and lodged Monday night in the Whitley County jail, according to jail officials. They said he is charged in the shooting death of Larry D. Jones, 35, of Williamsburg.

Shortly after 2:30 a.m. Friday, the state police post in London received a report of a man lying in a ditch alongside Cain Gap Road 7 miles east of Williamsburg.

The body was identified as that of Jones. State police said he had been shot in the head three times.

State police Detective Colan Harrell, who is leading the investigation into Jones’ death, brought Anderson to the Whitley County jail shortly before midnight Monday. State police in London would not comment on the arrest Tuesday morning.

No bond had been set for Anderson.

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Ashlee Clark is the Richmond bureau reporter for the Herald-Leader. She has covered general assignments in Madison, Clark, Estill, Powell and Montgomery counties since she joined the newspaper in September 2007. Ashlee, a Louisville native, is a graduate of Western Kentucky University, where she received degrees in journalism and sociology.

Shawntaye Hopkins is the Herald-Leader’s police reporter, covering local law enforcement, fire and EMS and breaking news. She joined the staff in September 2006 as the newspaper’s night police reporter. Shawntaye, a Louisville native, graduated from Western Kentucky University where she studied journalism and criminology. Shawntaye resides in Lexington.

Delano Massey is the Herald-Leader’s Regional Editor. He works closely with the paper’s bureau reporters and police and courts reporters to plan coverage, pursue breaking news and seek out enterprise stories. A Northeast Ohio native, Delano started his journalism career as a night cops reporter at the Belleville News-Democrat. In 2003, he made the trek to Lexington to take the reins as the newspaper’s daytime cops reporter. Delano, a graduate of the University of Akron, has won numerous awards for breaking news, spot news and investigative journalism.

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