Candidate Arrested

One candidate for Magoffin County Judge-Executive candidate was arrested Tuesday after officials with Kentucky State Police say he was involved in a shooting in the Royalton area.The arrest citation reports troopers were called to Carter Whitaker’s home around 3 a.m. to investigate claims Whitaker shot Christopher Barnett in the arm. When they arrived they found Barnett lying on the floor with a gunshot wound through the chest, not the arm.

Source: MG News

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