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Man dies after breaking up burglary at Clay City pawn shop

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Herald-Leader Staff Report

A night watchman died Wednesday morning after confronting two men trying to break in to a Clay City pawn shop.

Donald Norris, 62, was pronounced dead at Clark County Regional Hospital, according to Kentucky State Police.

About 4:30 a.m., he called police to report an attempted break-in at the M&S Variety Pawn Shop in Clay City, where he has a nearby apartment.

When the police chief arrived, Norris told him the direction the suspects fled, and the chief went out to the parking lot looking for them. About 10 minutes later, he returned and found Norris lying on the floor, struggling to breathe, KSP spokesman Ralph Lockard said.

An ambulance took Norris to the hospital, where he died Lockard said.

Police are investigating the death, but there was no evidence that the thieves assaulted Norris, Lockard said.

The trooper said Norris did have a heart condition. An autopsy has been scheduled.

Police: Missing hunter was murdered

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Three people are in jail suspected in the murder of a missing man.

Gregory Allen Shepherd, 38, was reported missing by his family after he did not return from a hunting trip last week. His body was found early Tuesday in Knott County, according to a Kentucky State Police press release.

Tommy Crum, 20, Susan Morgan, 41 and Tina Adkins, 33, all of Hueysville in Floyd County, led investigators to Shepherd’s body. They were all charged with complicity to commit murder and lodged in the Floyd County jail.

Police did not disclose how Shepherd died.

His body is scheduled for an autopsy on Wednesday in Frankfort, according to state police.

State police offer reward in Shelby murder

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Kentucky State Police are offering a reward for information that could lead to the arrest of the person responsible for the murder of a Shelby County man.

James Carl Duckett, 43, was found dead in his home on Nov. 10. State police have not said publicly how he died. A pickup taken from Duckett’s driveway was recovered hours later.

Police hope somebody saw someone driving the 2004 Dodge Ram pickup or recalls seeing Duckett with someone else in the days or hours before he was found dead, Trooper Ron Turley said.

The amount and source of the reward are being withheld, Turley said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Mitch Harris, (502) 227-2221.

Three model planes, trailer are stolen

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By Steve Lannen
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Kentucky State Police are asking for help in the recovery of a stolen trailer with three large remote-control airplanes inside.

The white box trailer and planes were stolen on Sept. 22 from Finish Line Automotive on Ky. 55 in Taylorsville, according to a Kentucky State Police press release.

The planes are described as follows:

Plane 1: CardenAircraft, Model Extra 330, about 110 inches from nose to tail, finished in a red and yellow scheme with TOYOTA lettering.

Plane 2: Composite ARF, Model Yak 55, about 95 inches from nose to tail, finished in red, blue and yellow with green metallic stickers on the bottom.

Plane 3: Extreme Flight, Model Yak 54, about 87 inches from nose to tail, finished in red, blue and yellow. Custom HiTec graphics on wings and “team DDD” graphics on the cowl will uniquely identify this plane.

Anyone with information should call Trooper Steve Spurlock at (502) 227-2221.

Man in Scott County caught with 3 pounds of pot in glove compartment

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on November 12, 2008

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From Kentucky State Police:

On Tuesday night, November 11, 2008 a Kentucky State Police Trooper assigned to Scott County located 3 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop.

Tpr. Derran Broyles observed a pickup truck being driven by a male not wearing his seat belt. Tpr. Broyles stopped the vehicle and smelled a strong odor of marijuana. A license check showed that the driver Francisco S. Gonzalez was unlicensed. The driver was arrested and 3 pounds of marijuana was located in the front vehicle compartment.

Mr. Gonzalez was lodged in the Scott County Jail and charged with No Seat Belt, No Operators License and Trafficking in Marijuana. Mr. Gonzalez is also being held on an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer.

The Kentucky State Police encourages the public to report any suspected drug activity to our anonymous drug tip-line at 1-800-DOPETIP.

Police look for truck and leads in Shelby murder

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UPDATED: The missing pickup was found i Shelby County at 11:30 p.m. Monday night, according to KSP.

By Steve Lannen
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Police are investigating a murder and robbery in Shelby County.

Jim Duckett Jr., 43, was found dead late Monday morning at his residence at 5300 Rockbridge Road, according to a Kentucky State Police press release.

The cause of death was not disclosed by authorities who chose to withhold that piece of information, Trooper Ron Turley said.

Duckett’s newly purchased 2004 Dodge Ram pickup was missing from the driveway and state police are looking for it or anyone who might have seen it. It is possible the truck is connected to the murder, but it is impossible to know for sure until it is recovered, Trooper Ron Turley said.

The truck is a 2004 four-door Dodge Ram, gray with temporary tag number 5311587. The truck has chrome wheels, chrome grill and chrome above the wheel wells.

Anyone with information should contact state police at (502) 227-2221 and ask for Det. Mitch Harris or call local police.

Letcher Co. driver charged with fetal homicide

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A Letcher County man faces murder and fetal homicide charges after a car crash killed his passenger.

Charles Gross, of Whitesburg, was driving on Ky. 931 on Sunday night when his vehicle dropped off the road and overturned in a ditch, according to a Kentucky State Police press release.

Amanda F. Smith, 28, of Neon, died from her injuries at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital. Smith and her fetus were pronounced dead.

Neither Gross nor Smith was wearing a seat belt.

Police arrested Gross and charges him with murder, fetal homicide, aggravated driving under the influence and drug possession, according to the press release.

Police: Escaped inmate fatally shoots woman

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WEST LIBERTY — Kentucky State Police say a man who escaped from an eastern Kentucky jail last month will face murder charges if he survives a bullet wound.

Police received a call about shots being fired at a residence Monday morning in Morgan County.

Trooper Ralph Lockard says the suspect was gone when they arrived but they learned that the man had taken one of the residents, Melissa Patrick, against her will.

Lockard says the 38-year-old Patrick was fatally shot by Robin Maple, who was also shot. Maple is in critical condition at the University of Kentucky Hospital. Lockard says police have not determined how Maple, who has a child with Patrick, was shot.

Lockard says Maple faces murder, kidnapping and other charges if he survives.

Maple escaped from the Montgomery County Jail in October.

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Second former trooper enters plea in beating case

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LONDON, Ky. — A former state trooper has chosen to not contest charges against him in the beating of a man in southeastern Kentucky.

The Times Tribune of Corbin reported James Phillip Moore entered an Alford plea to a charge of fourth-degree assault - a plea which does not admit guilt but acknowledges the state has sufficient evidence for a conviction.

At a hearing on Monday in London, Moore pleaded guilty to a charge of official misconduct.

Continue reading the full story.

KSP: DUI Driver Hits Gas Line

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on October 31, 2008

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GRAYSON, Ky. (WSAZ) — State troopers in Kentucky say a man who was driving under the influence is lucky to be alive.

Kentucky State Police say 44-year-old Charles Kouns of Olive Hill was driving north on Damon Branch Road near Grayson when he lost control, entered a creek and hit natural gas line.

Read the full story at WSAZ.com

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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.

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