Thursday, September 28, 2006
Police Make Arrests In Johnson County Murder Case
Police have made two arrests in connection to the Murder investigation Launched in Johnson County on Monday. Last night officers with the Kentucky State Police along with the Johnson County Sheriffs department made the two arrests after following up on a lead.
An ATV that had been stolen from 68 year old James E. Mollette was located in the Daniels Creek area of Johnson County which lead police to 21 year old Tommy Baldridge who was apprehended in Paintsville and 23 year old Christopher Fairchild who was located in the Flat gap Community.
The two were lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center and charged with murder. Mollette was found dead at his residence in the Middle Greasy Creek area of Johnson County on Monday Night. According to officers with the Kentucky State Police, they suspect that the Murder was a result of a robbery.
An ATV that had been stolen from 68 year old James E. Mollette was located in the Daniels Creek area of Johnson County which lead police to 21 year old Tommy Baldridge who was apprehended in Paintsville and 23 year old Christopher Fairchild who was located in the Flat gap Community.
The two were lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center and charged with murder. Mollette was found dead at his residence in the Middle Greasy Creek area of Johnson County on Monday Night. According to officers with the Kentucky State Police, they suspect that the Murder was a result of a robbery.
# posted by Justin Mullins @ 4:33 PM 
