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Body Found In Yard Sparks Death Investigation

Posted at 5:07 AM, Jul 20, 2018
and last updated 2018-07-20 05:07:08-04

RUSSELL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18)– A death investigation is underway in Russell County, where a man has been found dead in his front yard. 

It happened at a home on Delphia Street in Russell Springs. 

Police say around 1:30 p.m. Thursday 51-year-old David Burton’s body was discovered in his yard.   

Right now, it’s unclear how Burton died.

An autopsy is scheduled for Friday in Frankfort.