A murder investigation is underway in Jackson County after a man was found shot to death near his home off Highway 2004 near McKee.

Kentucky State Police tell LEX 18 that family members of Gary “Bill” Mullins reported that he hadn’t been seen since Thursday night and the 56 year old wasn’t answering his phone. When troopers arrived at the home, they began searching the property. A short time later they found Mullins’ body in a storage shed nearby with several gun shot wounds.

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No arrests have been made and State Police continue to investigate. The Jackson County Deputy Coroner says he believes an autopsy will be performed Monday in Frankfort.

Kentucky State Police say a man shot and killed a suspect he claims broke into a Knox County home early Friday morning.

Police say a man saw a strange person breaking into his neighbor’s home along Morris Lane, off KY-11. The man called his neighbor and the two tried to hold the suspect at gunpoint. At some point, the three men got into an altercation and the suspect was shot and killed

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Police have not released the identity of any of the people involved and have not said if they plan to file any charges.

A Philadelphia, Miss., man has been charged with multiple counts of insurance fraud.

Attorney General Jim Hood says in a news release that 46-year-old Phillip Willis was indicted in Neshoba County on three counts of false pretense. Willis has been freed on bond.

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Hood says Willis is accused of defrauding four victims in three separate cases of more than $45,000 while doing business as owner/agent of Capital Risk Insurance Company in Philadelphia.

He says Willis allegedly took payments from the victims to cover insurance premiums but never pay the premiums. Hood says that resulted in the victims’ coverage being cancelled or their having to repay their premium in order to keep from being cancelled.

Police have issued a Golden Alert for a missing Pulaski County man.

Officials say John Powell, 48, went missing from a Somerset nursing home around 6 p.m. Thursday. He was last seen wearing gray sweat pants and black shoes. Powell stands 5’7″ and weighs around 130 pounds. He has green eyes.

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If you know anything about Powell’s whereabouts, call Pulaski County dispatch at 606-679-3200.

Horry County police charged a 59-year-old Myrtle Beach man in connection with three young children reporting he had sexually assaulted them while caring for them as their 24-year-old mother worked, according to a police report.

Michael Jay Hall was booked into J. Reuben Long Detention Center at 1:31 p.m. Wednesday on charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor under the age of 11 and third degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, according to jail records.

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The mother of the victims, ages 6,7, and 8, told police on Aug. 13 that she worked nights and Hall would watch the children, but the night before she came home early and found one of the children naked in a room with Hall, according to the report. The woman told police she questioned the child about the incident and the victim said Hall had sexually assaulted them at night.

The woman took the children to a relative’s home and then contacted police, according to the report. It was unclear how Hall was taken into custody on Wednesday.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office reported 27-year-old Ricky Lamar Caldwell missing Thursday afternoon.

According to JSO, Caldwell was reported missing September 6 and was last seen on August 31, 2013 in the 3500 block of Broadway Avenue.

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Anyone who has any information about the whereabouts of Ricky Lamar Caldwell is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.