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| Candidate Charged in Sheriff Killing |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 04/17/2002 |
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An ambitious young candidate and two followers preparing for an upcoming primary in a sparsely populated Kentucky county allegedly carried out a plot to kill Pulaski County Sheriff Sam Catron, who was assassinated in a sniper-style shooting at a political rally over the weekend. On Monday, candidate Jeff Morris, 34, and Kenneth White, 54, were charged with complicity to murder. A third man, Danny Shelley, 30, was charged with pulling the trigger at the rally in front of more than 300 people. Catron died instantly of a rifle shot to his head, Coroner Alan Stringer said. He said the shot came from a considerable distance. John Nelson, a Somerset resident who often carpooled with Morris, told the newspaper that Morris was determined to unseat Catron as sheriff from the day he resigned as deputy over an internal issue. 'He said he would be sheriff when Sammy got out,' Nelson said. 'He said he wanted it so bad. That's all he talked about.' Morris would have faced Catron in the May 28 Republican primary. All three men, who were being held without bond, could face the death penalty for complicity to commit murder if convicted, said Pulaski County Commonwealth's Attorney Eddy Montgomery. |
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