Bourbon County double murder suspect found naked, covered in blood, on US 60
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OLIVE HILL, Ky. (FOX 56) — New court documents revealed details of an early April encounter that led to the apprehension of a Carlisle man accused of the brutal deaths of two people in Bourbon County.
Just before 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 3, Kentucky State Police troopers reportedly came across 19-year-old Christopher Taulbee on US 60 in Carter County. Court documents noted that Taulbee was seen driving a silver Chevrolet Equinox with a flat tire and missing its driver's side door.
When state police pulled him over, troopers noted he was naked, with blood on his hands and chest.
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After a search of the vehicle, troopers reportedly found marijuana in the console and a pipe in the back seat. He also allegedly didn't have a valid registration or insurance card to show police.
Court records show that Taulbee was charged in Carter County with possession of marijuana, buying or possessing drug paraphernalia, failure to wear a seat belt, failure to produce an insurance card, and no registration receipt.
But in Bourbon County, troopers reported Taulbee faces two counts of murder.
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Bourbon County double murder suspect found naked, covered in blood, on US 60
Earlier that morning, Taulbee allegedly shot his child's mother in the head and stabbed a male, who police noted in the criminal complaint she was 'in a dating relationship' with. Then, Taulbee reportedly brought a witness to the scene before hitting the male, who was still alive, with a baseball bat.
The male's identity has still not been released.
Taulbee remains in the Bourbon County Detention Center and is set to be arraigned on April 9.
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