MCKEE, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky State Police arrested 43-year-old Karen Clemmons in connection to a death investigation which started July 23 in Jackson County.
Clemmons is charged with murder and receiving stolen property charges.
During an arraignment Thursday morning, Judge Allen Roberts entered a not guilty plea and ordered a public defender to handle the case. A preliminary hearing is set for October 3.
Around 8:33 p.m. Saturday, July 23, KSP received a call from Jackson County 911 requesting investigative assistance when 83-year-old Mary King Abrams was found dead inside a home on Rice Hill Road.
According to police, a car that belonged to Abrams was also stolen.
There is no word on a known connection between Clemmons and Abrams at this time.
Clemmons is being held in the Jackson County Detention Center.
