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Illinois woman charged with sneaking drugs into Martin County prison
DEBORD, Ky. — An Illinois woman has been arrested after police say she tried to smuggle drugs to a prisoner at the Martin County federal prison.
Staff at U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy were monitoring live surveillance footage of a visit from Alicia Tranette Johnson, 39, of Belleville, Ill., to inmate Tjuan Thompson. During the visit, staff saw Johnson hide a black hair bow under a paper plate and pass it to Thompson.
Staff confiscated the hair bow and found that it concealed 14 paper packets. The contents of one of the packets was tested and came back positive for amphetamine.
Kentucky State Police was called, and under questioning she told police that she was given the bow by a person in Illinois and told to deliver it to Thompson. She further said she did not know what the bow contained.
Johnson was arrested and charged with promoting contraband, second-degree drug trafficking and delivery of drug paraphernalia.
She is being held in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville on a $25,000 cash bond.
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Fatal shooting under investigation in Knott County
KITE, Ky. — Kentucky State Police are investigating a fatal shooting reported Monday night at Kite in Knott County.
KSP Post 13 in Hazard received a report of a shooting at about 9:39 p.m. Monday. Troopers and emergency medical personnel responded to the 13,000 block of Route 7.
Troopers found a man outside an apartment suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper back and to the side and back of his head. The man was identified as Terry Short, 55, of Kite. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Knott County Coroner’s Office.
According to KSP, a preliminary investigation indicates an altercation occurred between Short and Robert Short, 44, of Kite. During the altercation, a firearm was discharged, striking Terry Short.
Robert Short was located at the scene and taken into custody. After being advised of his rights, he chose to remain silent. He was transported to the Kentucky River Regional Jail, where he was lodged on one count of murder.
An autopsy is scheduled at the Kentucky Office of the State Medical Examiner in Frankfort.
The investigation remains ongoing and is being led by KSP Det. Nathan Roark.
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