Investigators in Mercer County believe they have found the person who hit and killed a woman early Sunday morning. 21-year-old Matthew Warner is in custody in Boyle County facing several charges in connection to the incident.

Just after 2 a.m. on highway 127 near junction 1160, the Mercer County sheriff says 38-year-old Heather Lawrence was hit by a Dodge pick-up truck and pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say they recovered that truck, along with evidence linking it to the incident.

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According to an arrest citation, Warner is suspected of hitting Lawrence and fleeing the scene. Mercer county officials say he also abandoned the truck and had someone else report it stolen to police.

Warner will face a judge Monday morning on charges related to the hit and run and several charges from a previous incident on March 7.

A GoFundMe page has been started to help Lawrence’s family with expenses. Click here for more information.

The Fayette County coroner says one man was pronounced dead and another sent to the hospital in the single vehicle accident. It happened around 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

The coroner says a car was traveling outbound on Athens Boonesboro Road when it appears as though the driver lost control. The car rolled over several times and the passenger of the vehicle was ejected and was pronounced dead on the scene.

The passenger has been identified as Robert Nicholas Kaige Rucker, 22. Rucker, known as Nick to his friends and family, was an EKU student. He graduated from West Jessamine High School in 2012. He was a football player.

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Rucker was a PFC for the Danville 103rd Brigade Support Battalion.

“The vehicle left the road in the straight stretch and then down in the valley there is a curve, but the car went straight. So, it looks like he couldn’t keep it in the road from the high rate of speed he was traveling,” said Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn.

Right now, Lexington police say its unclear whether or not the driver will face any charges.

“That’s part of the investigative process that reconstruction is doing right now. They’ll be the ones to make that decision,” said Lexington Police Lieutenant Matthew Greathouse.

A Lexington man is facing an arson charge after a weekend fire at a vacant home.

Daniel Prather, 18, is facing a charge of arson in the second degree. Firefighters were called to Ohio Street Sunday morning around 2 a.m.   According to his arrest citation, he admitted to entering the vacant home  moments before a fire broke out.

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When responders arrived, they noticed flames shooting out of the building. Police say Prather gave multiple accounts about how the fire started, including leaving candles lit inside the house.

Prather will face a judge Monday.

Kentucky State Police are currently investigating a double murder in Lawrence County, Ky. The incident occurred Saturday at a home in 1200 block of Knob Branch.

According to our sister station WSAZ, Lois Gartin, 79, and her son Michael Gartin, 52, both of Blaine, were found dead at the home. A relative discovered the bodies and called 911.

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Troopers say the two died from gunshot wounds.

In addition to the murders, a 2003 Jeep Liberty that belonged to Lois Gartin had been stolen from the home by Stanley Webb Jr., 47, of Logan, Oh., who is a relative of the Gartin’s.

Webb Jr. was arrested Sunday by the Columbus Ohio Police Department and is charged with theft by unlawful taking of an automobile and for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

No arrests have been made in connection to the murders.

The search is on for a man stealing people’s identities in Jefferson County, who deputies say told them he’s too smart to be caught.

Tony Canterberry is facing four counts of identity theft. He’s been arrested before – we were provided a mugshot from an unrelated case.

Investigators accuse Canterberry of stealing the identity of an employee working for a tax software company. Deputies say he then posed as that employee in order to take advantage of the customers.

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One customer told deputies that he originally called the company to resolve a tax issue. The customer says the employee answering the phone was rude, and even sent him emails threatening to destroy his identity.

Detectives say they connected Canterberry to the emails. They contacted him and asked him to come in and talk to them.

“You know he’s telling our investigators that he’s got superior intelligence and that’s why we won’t catch him,” said Chief Deputy Randy Christian. “So for that reason alone, I like our chances of getting to lock him up and we’re gonna look forward to that.”

Deputies say when they find Canterberry, he will face a $340,000 bond. If you know where he is, call Crime Stoppers at 254-7777.

The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office is trying to find the driver responsible for hitting and killing a Harrodsburg woman early Sunday morning.

According to the sheriff, Heather Lawrence was walking down the road around 2 a.m. when she was hit in the southbound lanes of  U.S. 127 near Highway 1160. Deputies are still looking for the driver.

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The sheriff says they believe they have located the truck involved in the accident, which was reported stolen several hours after Lawrence was hit and killed.

The investigation is ongoing

State police are investigating a shooting in Clay County. It happened at 2:30 Sunday afternoon on Highway8 66 in Oneida.

Troopers say a man was shot while in his vehicle and was flown to UK Hospital. The man’s identity has not been released.

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No arrests have been made and it’s unclear what lead up to the shooting.

The Bridgeton Police Department has issued an “endangered person” advisory for a man with schizophrenia who was last seen March 17, when he was discharged from DePaul Hospital.

Michael J. Ward, 57, is described as a black male with brown eyes and medium complexion, just over 6 feet tall and 223 pounds. Ward’s family has not seen him since he was discharged, and it is unknown if he has any of his medications, police said.

Anyone who sees Ward or has information him should immediately dial 911 or call the Bridgeton Police Department at 314-739-7557.

Alerts have been issued before for fragile patients after they left the hospital. In January, when overnight temperatures dropped to about 7 degrees, a homeless man could not be found after he was discharged just before midnight.

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Stanley Higgins Jr., then 25, who police said suffered from memory loss and seizures, left the hospital on foot. He was found the next night, but family members had been upset they weren’t contacted about his release. A hospital spokeswoman at the time could not discuss specifics, but said the hospital offers shelter after people are discharged.

In December, a man found dead in a drainage ditch was identified as a patient who had walked away from DePaul against medical advice in October. That man, Remy Anthony Gooldy, 54, had been treated for worsening dementia and a recent stroke.