The woman accused of murdering her husband and two daughters pleaded not guilty to the charges in a Laurel County courtroom Friday.

Courtney Taylor is accused of shooting and killing her two daughters and her husband in their Williamsburg home.

Deputies say they responded to the call about the shooting around 10:12 p.m. on January 13 at the Taylor home on U.S. 25 W. When they arrived on scene deputies say Taylor, 41,  brandished her weapon and pointed it at deputies once they entered the residence.

One deputy fired his weapon at Taylor, striking her. She was transported to Baptist Health Corbin and then to UK Medical Center, where she was released Wednesday into police custody.

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Courtney’s husband, 56-year-old Larry Taylor and two daughters, 18-year-old Jessie Taylor and her 13-year-old sister, Jolee, were found shot to death in their beds. The sheriff said they were all found in separate rooms with the covers pulled up around them.

News of Courtney Taylor’s return to Whitley County quickly spread.

Amy Davis first met Larry Taylor years ago when he led the team that laid the foundation of her house. She spoke with LEX 18 earlier this week to talk about his memory.

“He always spoke to me, and my family. My parents knew him, and he would always speak to Jasmine, ask me how we were doing,” said Davis.

She says he was a kind man, with two wonderful children.

13 year-old Jolee was active in their church’s youth group. 18 year-old Jessie was a college student who worked at the Williamsburg Walmart, where her co-workers released balloons in her memory.

The Taylors’ pastor says more than 5,000 friends, neighbors, even strangers attended the funeral.

When LEX 18 News contacted the Whitley Co Detention Center, the jailer told us that Courtney Taylor is rejecting any requests for an interview for now. The case has been moved to a court in Laurel County. She was appointed a public defender.

Deputies in Laurel County say that a man was arrested for stealing from his grandfather’s residence and shop.

The burglary happened on Cooper Hill Lane at the victim’s shop. Deputies say that during the investigation, he learned that three pistols and a flat screen TV were stolen, as well as a security system that had been ripped off the wall.

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The suspect had kicked in the front door of the residence to make entry, according to deputies.

The victim has been identified as 18-year-old Kenneth T. Hines II. He has been charged with Burglary – first-degree; burglary – third-degree; and criminal mischief – first-degree.

He is in the Laurel County Detention Center.

Additional suspects are being sought with addition arrests expected.

An investigation is underway after a body was discovered by police near Century Lane Wednesday.

Troopers in London say that they received a call from the McCreary County Sheriff’s Office to help them with a possible kidnapping that had occurred at a residence on Hwy 1651 in McCreary County.

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KSP Detectives say  they learned the victim, Gary L. Roberts, 40 of Pine Knot, was last seen leaving his residence with Kenneth L. Mullins, 25, of Huntsville, Tennessee in a pickup traveling at a high rate of speed.

The body of Gary Roberts was discovered a short time later.

His body will be transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Officer for an autopsy. The cause of death is pending.

Mullins was arrested in Oneida, Tennessee.

Officials tell LEX 18 that a body found in a Carter County lake may be connected to the report of a missing woman that came in Wednesday.

According to Grayson Police, dispatch received the call to report a potential kidnapping of a woman in the county. Family members of Sharon Dunn believed she was the victim of a carjacking and asked police to search for her.

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Between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. Thursday, police found a car at the Grayson Reservoir and found the body of a female in the lake. Police have not said if the body found in the lake is that of Dunn.

Police, however, do not believe this is a kidnapping, nor do they suspect foul play.

An autopsy is being done in Frankfort.

An elderly couple in Lexington was held at knifepoint as another robber rifled through their home and stole belongings.

The couple was sleeping at around 2:15 a.m. in their Addison Avenue home when two men kicked in their door and barged in. Police say one man held the couple in place at knifepoint while the other robber searched for valuables.

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The two men were wearing masks and neither victim was able to get a good description.

The victims weren’t injured during the crime. Police brought in K-9 units to track the scent but they were not able to.

If you have information on this crime, you are asked to contact Lexington Police.

A former Union College professor pleaded not guilty to child pornography charges.

On June 19, 2014, police say suspected child pornography images were found on a common printer/copier by one of Dr. Charles M. Jones’ co-workers at Union College. Supervisors were notified and contacted the Barbourville Police Department.

The police say the Union College IT department was able to perform an audit and discover several images came from Jones’ computer.

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Storage devices and other items were seized.

Detective Steve Owens said that investigators uncovered more than 500 pornographic images on storage devices, but before police could interview him, Jones left his job at Union College and skipped town.

Jones was arrested last week and charged with Distribution of Material Portraying the Sexual Performance of a Minor 1st-degree and Possession of Matter Portraying the Sexual Performance of a Minor.

After his arraignment, neither Jones nor his attorney would make a comment to LEX 18.

A man is dead after being hit by a car in Scott County.

Police believe the victim was a white man in his 30s, but they have not released an identity.

The woman driving the car was cooperative.

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They say that speed is not a factor in the crash. It happened in front of the BP Gas Station on Paris Pike.

Police say this is a popular road to cross, although it is poorly lit.

The victim died at the scene.

The road reopened around 9:45 p.m.

Police in London arrested a Corbin woman after they say she had sexual contact with teenage boys and provided drugs and alcohol to juveniles.

Police say that Tara Cousineau’s case was presented to the Laurel County Grand Jury and on January 20, an indictment was returned on her.

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They say that Cousineau provided drugs and alcohol to three juveniles and had sexual contact with a 14-year-old male and a 15-year-old male.

She was charged with two counts of third-degree rape, three counts of third-degree sodomy, and three counts of unlawful transactions with a minor of the second-degree.

Cousineau was lodged in the Laurel County Detention Center.

The woman accused of murdering her husband and two daughters is out of the hospital and in the Whitley County Detention Center.

Deputies say they responded to a call about a shooting around 10:12 p.m. on January 13 at a home on U.S. 25 W in Williamburg.

Deputies say Courtney L. Taylor, 41, brandished her weapon and pointed it at deputies once they entered the residence. One deputy fired his weapon at Taylor, striking her.

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She was transported to Baptist Health Corbin and then to UK Medical Center, where she was released Wednesday.

Courtney’s husband, 56-year-old Larry Taylor and two daughters, 18-year-old Jessie Taylor and her 13-year-old sister, Jolee, were found shot to death in their beds. The sheriff said they were all found in separate rooms with the covers pulled up around them.

Investigators believe the victims were asleep at the time of the shooting. They are not sure in which order they were shot..

Courtney Taylor was charged with their murders.