Lexington Fire officials tell LEX 18 that an active death investigation is underway after four people were killed in a weekend house fire. They have asked for assistance from Lexington Police.

Four people were killed in the fire. The parents, Jeffrey and Nancy Brown, as well as their daughter Cassie died a short time after the fire.

8-year-old Wiley Brown, who was fighting for his life after the fire passed away Sunday.

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Fire officials say one child got out of the home safely and ran to her grandmother’s house for help while firefighters had to pull 54-year-old Jeffrey Brown, 59-year-old Nancy Brown and their other two children out of the home.

A family friend told LEX 18 on Monday that Jeffrey Brown was the kind of person who would give anyone the shirt off his back.

There is no word yet on what started the fire, but officials say there weren’t any working smoke detectors in the home.

Neither agency is commenting on the manner of deaths or if the deaths were suspicious.

A Gofundme has been started to help family with the funeral costs: https://www.gofundme.com/thebrownfamilylexingtonky

A man whose attorney says he was wrongly imprisoned for crimes he did not commit is suing police and sheriff’s deputies involved in the investigation.

William Anderson of Campbell County, TN, age 37, was acquitted of a murder charge. Monday he announced his intent to file a lawsuit against the Kentucky State Police and the Knox County Sheriff’s Department.

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Anderson’s attorney, Elliot Slosar, claims that the investigating officers coerced witnesses, fabricated statements, falsified medical records, and destroyed evidence. They are releasing audio from Anderson’s interrogation in which an officer can be heard screaming obscenities at the plaintiff.

Anderson was incarcerated for almost five years.

This is the second federal lawsuit in as many months filed against the majority of the defendants in this case.

“Mr. Anderson was framed for a murder that he did not commit by officers from the Kentucky State Police and Knox County Sheriff’s Department, who fabricated evidence and coerced witnesses,” said Slosar. “It took nearly five years to unravel the police fraud in a case where Mr. Anderson should never have been arrested in the first place.”

Washington County Police are searching for a man who has been missing for several days.

Milo Briggs Jr., 63, was reported missing by his family, police said Sunday morning.

Briggs was last seen Thursday, police said. He works at McDonald’s on Route 19 and was last seen leaving the restaurant at the end of his shift, according to Bring Our Missing Home.

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Briggs is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 145 pounds. He is balding and has blue eyes.

Police said Briggs’ car, a 2002 green Chevrolet van — possibly an Astro — is also missing.

Police said his family is very concerned for his well-being.

Anyone with information about Briggs’ whereabouts is asked to call 911.

The search continues Sunday morning for a missing man at Lake Cumberland.

The Russell County Rescue Squad says they’ve been looking for him since Saturday afternoon.

They believe the person was last seen near the Jamestown Marina and as of now they are considering this to be a drowning.

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Officials say the victim is 30 years old from Indiana and was at a bachelors party at the time, when he fell off a tube and never resurfaced.

Rescue crews plan to meet up around 8:00 a.m. central time to continue their search.

Police are searching for a missing man from Rex, according to the Clayton County Police Department. A Mattie’s Call, Georgia’s missing person alert system, was issued for 28-year-old Israel Tolbert.

The alert was issued Friday morning after Tolbert went missing at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday from his residence, according to police. He was last seen in the 6000 block of Valdez Drive.

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Tolbert is described as a black male, 5’8″ tall,  weighing 145 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He has been diagnosed with Schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder, according to police.

He was last seen wearing a gray hoodie and black gym shorts.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Israel Tolbert is asked to contact Det. K. Green at 770-477-3659 or to dial 911.

A man was arrested on a warrant Saturday night for sending explicit photos to a juvenile.

The Stanton Police Department says on March 10 in Powell County, Rodney Lee Elam, 26, sent a picture of a penis to an 8-year-old girl via Facebook Messenger. The messages were saved to the juveniles phone.

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Elam was charged with distribution of obscene matter to minors. This was his first offense.

Two people were arrested after a confrontation with officers over a suspected drunk driving crash.

The Bell County Sheriff’s Office says dispatch was called to an injury accident about 1:00AM on Highway 92.

Reportedly the responding deputy found a car flipped over on the road after hitting a rock and a concrete mailbox.

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Deputies say the driver, identified as 20 year-old Stacey Keck of Pineville, and the passenger, 21-year-old Tylan Sosnin of Pineville were out of the car and appeared to be under the influence.

The Sheriff’s Office says when the deputy tried to arrest Keck she began screaming profanities at him and refusing to get in the cruiser, there was a struggle where she had to be taken to the ground.

Sosnin alleged yelled and cursed at first responders as well, both were taken into custody.