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Case against Williamsburg man accused of fatally shooting step-son to be heard by grand jury next month

CANADA Additional details about a fatal shooting that took place earlier this month in Whitley County were shared during a preliminary hearing Monday. Martin A. Canada, 48, of Williamsburg, appeared in Whitley District Court for the hearing, where Kentucky State Police Detective...

Not guilty plea entered in fatal Whitley County shooting

A not guilty plea has been entered for a Williamsburg man accused of fatally shooting his stepson at a Whitley County home last week. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

UPDATE: Williamsburg man wanted in fatal shooting arrested early Friday morning

A Williamsburg man wanted for a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday in Whitley County has been arrested. Martin A. Canada, 48, was taken into custody by Kentucky State Police early Friday morning. Online jail records show Canada was jailed in the Whitley County Detention...
Posted On 16 Sep 2022
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Williamsburg man wanted in connection to Wednesday fatal shooting in Whitley County

Kentucky State Police are searching for a Williamsburg man following a fatal shooting that took place Wednesday night in Whitley County. According to a KSP press release, the shooting took place at approximately 11:45 p.m. at a home on Patrick Hollow Rd. after a physical...
Posted On 15 Sep 2022
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Woman indicted in murder of London businessman

A woman accused of fatally shooting a London businessman in September 2021 was indicted by a Laurel County grand jury Friday. Victoria T. Strelsky, 49, of London, was named in a three-count indictment for charges that occurred September 24, 2021 when she allegedly killed Bryan...

Off-duty Corbin police officer involved in fatal shooting

Kentucky State Police are investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting involving an off-duty Corbin Police officer. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

BREAKING NEWS: Man accused of killing bystander during robbery captured in Michigan

UPDATE 2/8/2019: Phillip Lee Lewis III was captured by federal authorities in Flint, Michigan. In addition to the murder and robbery charges he’s wanted for in Knox County, he’s also wanted in Mississippi on a probation violation....
Posted On 08 Feb 2019

Special prosecutor to be named in Paul Parsons double murder case

A Whitley County capital murder case is getting a new prosecutor. Paul Parsons, 49, was indicted on July 17, 2017, on two counts of capital murder in the June 7 deaths of Denver Nicely 47, of Corbin, and Joshua C. Wernicke, 29, of Keavy. Parsons was also indicted on one count of...
Posted On 09 Jan 2019

Update: Man fatally shot by police identified

One man is dead following an officer involved shooting early Monday morning in southern Whitley County. Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley has identified the deceased as Ronald W. Leach, 29, of Fairfield, Tennessee. Kentucky State Police list Leach’s address as Jellico,...
Posted On 24 Sep 2018

KSP trooper involved in fatal Whitley Co. shooting

One man is dead following an officer involved shooting early Monday morning in southern Whitley County. About 1:26 a.m., Kentucky State Police from Post 11 in London received a call from Whitley County 911 about a male subject threatening harm to his one-year-old child inside a...
Posted On 24 Sep 2018
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