Murray, Ky.–Murray Police have taken two people into custody after a man was found dead in an apartment on South 5th St. Sunday.
Suspects taken into custody are identified as Charles Harding, age 51, and Deneyar Kim
Puckett, age 57, both of Murray. Harding has been charged with 1 st Degree Manslaughter. Puckett
has been charged with 2nd Degree Burglary.
According to a press release from the Murray Police department, on Sunday, November 24th , the Murray Police Department received information regarding a possible homicide that occurred on South 5th Street in Murray at an apartment complex.
Officers arrived at the scene and made entry into an apartment where an adult male
subject was found deceased. The name of the victim is not being released at this time pending
family notification.
Murray Police Department detectives were notified regarding the incident. Two suspects
were located and detained within a short period of time for questioning. After interviewing the
suspects and investigating the scene, both were taken into custody.
The investigation is still ongoing at this time.
The Murray Police Department would like to remind everyone that any person charged
with a crime is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The department also advises that
this is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the general public.
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