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Yahoo
10-05-2025
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Search for ‘armed and dangerous' suspect continues in Southern Kentucky
MONROE COUNTY, Ky. (WKRN) — The Monroe County Sheriff's Department is still searching for a suspect considered 'armed and dangerous' after he fled the scene of a shooting Thursday. The MCSD responded to a call about a possible shooting on Hickory Ridge Road at about 9:34 a.m. Thursday. When they arrived to the scene, they found that the victim had allegedly been shot by Timmy Jackson with a shotgun. The victim was transported to TJ Samson Community Hospital for non life-threatening injuries. According to the MCSD, Jackson fled the scene after the incident in a silver 2002 Chevrolet Silverado regular cab pickup truck that had been reported stolen Thursday morning from Mud Camp Road in Burkesville. Although several units responded to the scene and searched the area, they were unable to find him. ⏩ As of Thursday evening, Jackson was still at large and considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information of Jackson's whereabouts has been asked to call the Monroe County Sheriff's Department at 270-487-6622. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Yahoo
Metro-east woman, 48, dies in Jeep crash, sheriff's department says
A 48-year-old Valmeyer woman died in a single-vehicle crash early Saturday in Monroe County and a man was critically injured, the sheriff's department said. The names of the victims have not been released. A preliminary accident investigation shows a 2023 Jeep with two occupants crashed at about 1:24 a.m. on Bluff Road near Harris Lane south of Columbia, according to a news release from Sgt. Justin Biggs of the Monroe County Sheriff's Department. 'Deputies, along with several Good Samaritans who came upon the scene shortly after the crash, immediately began rendering first aid to both individuals,' according to the news release. The woman was pronounced deceased at the scene while the driver, a 53-year-old Valmeyer man, was transported to a St. Louis area hospital and was listed in critical condition. 'Out of respect for the families involved, the identities of the occupants are being withheld pending notification of next of kin,' Biggs said in his announcement. 'At this time, it is unknown what caused the vehicle to leave the roadway,' he said. The Illinois State Police Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit responded to assist in the investigation. Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Investigator Jim Vogt of the Monroe County Sheriff's Department at 618-939-8651, ext. 271. This was the second fatal crash in the past week in the Columbia area. A Caseyville man died after a motorcycle crash in Columbia on Saturday, April 26.
