Kenneth White has passed away

[J_Dee]

WKYT -- Orchestrator of Pulaski County Sheriff's Death Dies in Prison

If you're not familiar with White's story (one of the nastier bits of modern Kentucky history), here's a really basic rundown, from Wikipedia's article on Sheriff Catron:

Pulaski County Sheriff Sam Catron was killed [in 2002] as a result of a plot concocted by Kenneth White and Jeff Morris. White and Morris influenced Danny Shelley, an OxyContin addict, to carry out their plot. White, who had recently been a DEA informant, led the gullible Shelley to believe that Catron was on the verge of arresting him. The plan called for Shelley to use Morris' motorcycle to escape after he shot Catron, and to meet with Morris and White later. However, Morris' real plan was to meet up with Shelley, kill him under a pretense of self-defense, and pin all of the blame for Catron's death on Shelley. Morris hoped this would make him a local hero and ensure his election as sheriff. After the election, White would then run the county with Morris as his puppet. The plot, which they had conceived earlier that day while at Wal-Mart in Somerset, backfired. Catron was campaigning at the Shopville Fire Department. As he opened the trunk of his vehicle, Shelley opened fire. Shelley stopped at the ridge line overlooking the Shopville Fire Department and was immediately spotted by law enforcement. During the ensuing pursuit, Shelley took a wrong turn and wrecked Morris' motorcycle. Shelley was found at the scene of the accident by local hero David Hoff, who subdued him until authorities arrived. After he was caught, he quickly implicated Morris, who, in turn, implicated White. All three were sent to prison.

How well do you remember that whole debacle? I was working at Somerset's comic shop when it all went down; I recall the phone system crashing and being down for hours because of the overload and people coming in and out of the store spreading all kinds of rumors about what was happening. :/

 

[TortElvisII]

 

[Kooky Kats]

I’m buying this newspaper.

 

[funKYcat75]

Now that he's gone, what do I have to live for?

 

[KentuckyStout]

from Wikipedia's article on Sheriff Catron:

Shelley was found at the scene of the accident by local hero David Hoff, who subdued him until authorities arrived. After he was caught, he quickly implicated Morris, who, in turn, implicated White. All three were sent to prison.

 

[Ryan Lemonds Hair]

I knew Morris and always thought he was a douche.

 

[TortElvisII]

I knew Morris and always thought he was a douche.

Morris was a great poet.

I stand on the hill not for a thrill but for the breath of a fresh kill and never mind the man who contemplates doing away with license plates he stands alone anyhow baking the cookies of discontent by the heat of the laundromat vent.

 

[Nubb16]

Morris was a great poet.

I stand on the hill not for a thrill but for the breath of a fresh kill and never mind the man who contemplates doing away with license plates he stands alone anyhow baking the cookies of discontent by the heat of the laundromat vent.

Leavin his soul, then I break off with a dot dot dot all of cenna’ and then I drop down. LEAVIN HIS SOUL! And Partin the waters of the Medulla oblangata of mankind

 

[TortElvisII]

Leavin his soul, then I break off with a dot dot dot all of cenna’ and then I drop down. LEAVIN HIS SOUL! And Partin the waters of the Medulla oblangata of mankind

That ain't right... The dots should be between medulla and oblongata.

 

[J_Dee]

I knew Morris and always thought he was a douche.

I never met Morris but I was acquainted with Shelley (I worked with him). He's not very bright but he sure as hell didn't strike me as somebody who'd be stupid enough to commit premeditated murder.

 

[Nubb16]

That ain't right... The dots should be between medulla and oblongata.

Dots look good on paper. You don’t sing them anyway. You’re just showing your true Aries colors now

 

[gamecockcat]

Didn't he die in the last episode?

 

[BigSexyCat]

WKYT -- Orchestrator of Pulaski County Sheriff's Death Dies in Prison

If you're not familiar with White's story (one of the nastier bits of modern Kentucky history), here's a really basic rundown, from Wikipedia's article on Sheriff Catron:



How well do you remember that whole debacle? I was working at Somerset's comic shop when it all went down; I recall the phone system crashing and being down for hours because of the overload and people coming in and out of the store spreading all kinds of rumors about what was happening. :/

He won't be missed. Loser drug dealer that took a good man's life. Wish the other two would soon follow suit.

 

[J_Dee]

He won't be missed. Loser drug dealer that took a good man's life. Wish the other two would soon follow suit.

Neither Morris nor Shelly are eligible for parole, but because they plead guilty and took deals, they'll both be free men in just nine more years. To me that's stunning, especially since Morris in particular is practically the poster boy for why the death penalty even exists in the first place.

 

[elwood_blue]

Dots look good on paper. You don’t sing them anyway. You’re just showing your true Aries colors now

Stay outta my face ya f***** buzzard.

 

[Pulaski Cat Fan_rivals377587]

I never met Morris but I was acquainted with Shelley (I worked with him). He's not very bright but he sure as hell didn't strike me as somebody who'd be stupid enough to commit premeditated murder.

Played a lot of softball with Shelley. Drugs changed him completely.