VINE GROVE, Kentucky — According to a release from the Kentucky State Police (KSP), a man in Meade County is facing charges after a woman was found dead inside of a home.
KSP troopers in Elizabethtown were contacted Friday of a deceased woman inside of a home on Woodland Road in Meade Co. Once on the scene, troopers located 65-year-old Cris Blehar, who was pronounced dead on the scene.
Through the investigation it was determined that Blehar had been murdered and a suspect developed.
Police then located, interviewed and charged 18-year-old Tyler Petty of Vine Grove with Murder and Tampering with Physical Evidence.
Petty is currently lodged in the Meade Co. Detention Center. This incident remains under investigation by KSP.
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