KY Man Faces Capitol Murder Charge For Killing Fleeing Burglar

By Bob Owens

In most states, you do not have the legal right to use deadly force in self-defense unless you or someone else is under the threat of imminent deadly force. You may not use a firearm to detain someone, and you don’t have the legal right to shoot at someone as they attempt to run away.

Kentucky’s Jeff Conrad is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison (if he doesn’t get the death penalty) because he apparently decided to become judge, jury, and executioner.

A man accused of shooting alleged burglars was arrested just before 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

According to Sheriff Jon Hayden, detectives presented the evidence to a special called grand jury, who then indicted him on a capitol murder charge.

Hayden said the vehicle was backing away when Jeff Conrad, 49, of Benton, fired the shot.

According to the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department, on June 8 the McCracken County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office convened on a special grand jury to hear evidence from the investigation into the death of Garlon Casey Cox.

The grand jury returned the indictment for murder against Conrad. He was found and arrested in the Calvert City area on Tuesday afternoon at about 7:15 p.m. and …read more

Source:: Bearing Arms