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Investigators locate car in Versailles homicide; still searching for suspect

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Herald-Leader Staff Report

Investigators have located a vehicle that was tied to a homicide in Versailles, but are still in search of the murder suspect.

Officer Pat Melton, spokesman for the Versailles Police Department, said the four-door Cadillac was found Wednesday morning on Danielle Lane in Lexington after police received a tip from a resident.

“It’s been recovered. It’s going to be taken to the state crime lab to be processed,” Melton said.

Meanwhile, Melton said police are still searching for the murder suspect: Tyran D. Gerton, 22, of Lexington.

On Tuesday, Versailles investigators began looking into several leads surrounding the Monday night homicide.

A man was shot and killed in Versailles Monday night, police said. He was taken to University of Kentucky Hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died, Versailles police said.

The victim has been identified as Ricardo Velasco-Nanduca, 30.

Police were called to 231 Montgomery Avenue about 8:30 p.m., Sgt. Ron Wyatt said, and found Velasco-Nanduca in the back yard. He did not live at the house, Wyatt said.

If you have any information, call Versailles police, (859) 873-3126.

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Pa. murder suspect arrested in Danville

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on October 10, 2008
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By Greg Kocher
gkocher1@herald-leader.com

A fugitive wanted on an attempted murder charge was arrested Wednesday night by Danville police.

Percy Thompson, 21, of Chester, Pa., was found hiding in a house on Smith Street after Danville police received a tip about his location, said Danville police Capt. James Monroe.

The woman whom Thompson is accused of shooting in January has since died, so Thompson will face a murder charge when he returns to Pennsylvania, Monroe said.

The woman was shot after a drug transaction turned violent. Police took a statement from her before she died, as well as from another woman involved in the deal.

Other charges pending against Thompson include assault, robbery and receiving stolen property, Monroe said.

Police also charged Stephen Roth Jr., 22, with hindering apprehension on a felony level. Roth was at the house where police found Thompson hiding in an attic space amid insulation, Monroe said.

Thompson and Roth remain in the Boyle County jail. No bond has been set on Thompson, but a $5,000 cash bond has been set for Roth, according to the jail.

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