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Posted: 1:45 PM Jun 7, 2010
UPDATE: Murder Charges Filed in Connection With Carter County House Fire
A recent Carter County grand jury indicted Robert Limings,47 in the death of Rick Hopkins of Carter County.
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UPDATE 6/7/10@1:40 p.m..
ASHLAND, Ky. (WSAZ) –Capital murder and arson charges have now been filed against a man from Blaine, Ky.
A recent Carter County grand jury indicted Robert Limings,47 on the new charges relating to the death of Rick Hopkins of Carter County.
Kentucky State Police say Hopkins was killed inside his house on Garvin Ridge Road last December. Investigators say the house was then set on fire.
KSP originally arrested Limings last December and charged him with burglary and tampering evidence related to the alleged crime.
UPDATE: 1/5/10
CARTER COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) -- The name of the person killed in a fire last month near Olive Hill has been released.
The Grayson Journal-Times reports the victim is Richard Hopkins, 52, of Olive Hill.
Hopkins was found dead on December 13 at a house on State Highway 2078 in Carter County.
During the investigation, troopers arrested Robert Limings, 47, of Blaine Ky., in connection with the incident. He is charged with 2nd degree burglary and tampering with physical evidence. He is being held in the Carter County Detention Center.
An autopsy was performed, but the cause of death has still not been released.
ORIGINAL STORY: 12/14/09
CARTER COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) -- Kentucky State Police say a body was found following a house fire near Olive Hill, and now one person is under arrest.
The discovery was made around 9:30 Sunday morning at a house on State Highway 2078 in Carter County.
The name of person who died has not been released, pending notification of family members.
During the investigation, troopers arrested Robert Limings, 47, of Blaine Ky., in connection with the incident. He is charged with 2nd degree burglary and tampering with physical evidence. He is being held in the Carter County Detention Center.
An autopsy to determine how the victim died is scheduled for Monday.
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Hopefully now that this low life is finally behind bars, he will get the punishment he deserves for all the wrong doing he has done in the past. Life has finally caught up to him. Praying he gets real punishment this time for all the hardships he has caused his close family, friends and the community in which he lived (Blaine). One less criminal off the roads there...I don't know that he is capable of murder but drugs cause you to do things a person is not aware of. If not a murder charge, hopefully all other things will come out. (Theft, drug selling, B&E, credit card fraud, check writing fraud, just to name a few)
To confused: Thief, Dranker and part time drug user... Quite the resume. Where did you think such activity eventually leads. Drug users will eventually do anything to get the stuff..
Finally, something new and promising.
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