A man has been indicted for murder in the case of a Lexington driver who died after a carjacking back in August.
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports 31-year-old Joel Searcy is charged in the death of 82-year-old Donald “Leroy” Cooke.
Police say Searcy jumped into Cooke’s truck at the PDQ Market on New Circle Road then assaulted him before trying to take the truck. Cooke was hospitalized for ten days before he succumbed to his injuries.
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Searcy was also indicted on charges of first-degree robbery, five counts of unlawful imprisonment, and one misdemeanor count of leaving the scene of an accident in connection with a crime earlier that day.
Police say Searcy held a woman and her four children against their will inside a car.
