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Burnett charged with murder Melodie Phelps News Editor One man was stabbed and another has been charged with murder, after an argument that occurred at a residence on Highway 167. The body of 29-year-old Gregg Jones, of Monticello, was discovered face-down in Town Creek just after 1 a.m. Friday morning. Wayne County Deputy Coroner Forrest Hicks was called to the scene and he pronounced Jones dead at approximately 1:45 a.m. Rodney G. Burnett, 25, was arrested by the Wayne County Sheriff¹s Department at 1:37 a.m. He was charged with murder and lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center. According to the citation filed in the case, witnesses to the argument had apparently contacted the 911 dispatch center at about 1 a.m. to report the stabbing. Officers who arrived at the scene discovered a large amount of blood in the grass near the residence. Witness statements allege that Burnett dragged Jones over a hill and down to the creek. The citation indicates that blood was found along the trail. Burnett was taken into custody at the Wayne County Hospital, where he was apparently being treated for lacerations to his left hand and forearm, according to the citation. An autopsy was scheduled for the victim, and no results have yet been made available. The Wayne County Sheriff¹s Department is heading up the investigation. They were assisted at the scene by the Monticello Police Department, Kentucky State Police and the Wayne County EMS. Burnett is being held without bond, and was scheduled to be arraigned in Wayne District Court on Tuesday, June 14. Jones is survived by his parents, Gary Jones and Reeda Davis, and two sons, Gregg Jones II and Brandon Jones, both of Monticello. Services were held Monday, June 13 at the Marvin S. Hicks Funeral Home. Add a comment |
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