WHITLEY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT/WKYT) – A murder investigation is underway in Whitley County.
It happened Tuesday in the parking lot of Mount Morgan Apartments on Brush Arbor Road in Williamsburg.
Police say their preliminary investigation indicates that 61-year-old Richard Cox and 41-year-old Brian Randle got into a physical altercation while trying to break up a fight between two dogs.
Cox died following the altercation. Police say Cox was found lying near a dumpster. Police say an autopsy will be performed Wednesday, but it does not appear a weapon was used.
Randle is now facing a murder charge and is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center.
The investigation is ongoing, and this is a developing story.
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