By Cassondra Kirby-Mullins
ckirby@herald-leader.com
A 16-year-old Pike County boy died Sunday morning after he was shot in the head with a high-powered rifle.
When Kentucky State Police troopers arrived about 1 a.m. at the home in Huddy, northeast of Pikeville, Raymond Christian Rice was dead, state police said.
Police are still investigating the shooting. Detectives say it appears that another juvenile in the home discharged the gun, but it is too early to say why the gun fired and whether it was accidental.
No charges have been filed.
Rice’s body has been sent to the Kentucky State Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort for an autopsy.
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.
By Steve Lannen
slannen@herald-leader.com
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.
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.
UPDATED: The missing pickup was found i Shelby County at 11:30 p.m. Monday night, according to KSP.
By Steve Lannen
slannen@herald-leader.com
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.
By Steve Lannen
slannen@herald-leader.com
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.
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
A year-long undercover operation resulted in 28 arrests Thursday in Russell County.
All except one were charged with drug trafficking and some also received persistent felony offender charges. One person was charged only with receiving stolen property, according to a Kentucky State Police press release.
The people arrested and charged in the morning roundup were considered street or mid-level dealers, according to the release.
ByJim Warren
jwarren@herald-leader.com
Kentucky State Police early Thursday morning arrested two suspects in the death of a man in Laurel County on Sunday.
Troopers said they arrested Dwayne K. Riley, 43, and Terry Edward Riley, 38, of East Bernstadt, at about 2 a.m. Thursday.
Dwayne Riley is charged with murder, tampering with physical evidence and resisting arrest, as well as drug-related offenses.
Terry Riley is charged with tampering with physical evidence.
Both men are being held in the Laurel County Detention Center.
They were arrested in connection with the killing of Devin Overby, whose body was found along the side of Happy Hollow Road in Laurel County on Sunday.
Police said they also are seeking a third man, identified as Jason Frazier. Anyone with information is asked to call the state police post at London.
Reach Jim Warren at 1-800-950-6397 Ext. 3255 or 859-231-3255
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