news
08-26-2015, 10:04 PM
PINEVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky State Police say a man being escorted through a courthouse by a bailiff after a court hearing has killed himself with the bailiff's weapon.
Trooper Shane Jacobs said 25-year-old Eric Barnett of Pineville, about 200 miles southeast of Louisville, had a court appearance Wednesday and was taken into custody. Jacobs said a bailiff, whose name wasn't available, was escorting Barnett to the basement for transfer when the bailiff was knocked to the ground in an altercation inside an elevator and his weapon taken by Barnett.
Jacobs said Barnett, who wasn't handcuffed, shot himself while still in the elevator and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The bailiff wasn't injured.
The death remained under investigation. An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday.
-- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=terms.html/) It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/rc/1/rc.img (http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/rc/1/rc.htm)
http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/rc/2/rc.img (http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/rc/2/rc.htm)
http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/rc/3/rc.img (http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/rc/3/rc.htm)
http://da.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/a2.img (http://da.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/a2.htm)
http://adchoice.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/ach.img (http://adchoice.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/ach.htm)http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/a2t.imghttp://pi2.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/a2t2.imghttp://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/c/35496/f/677045/s/4952b601/sc/7/mf.gif
More... (http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/c/35496/f/677045/s/4952b601/sc/7/l/0L0Shuffingtonpost0N0C20A150C0A80C260Cdefendant0Es natches0Ebailiffs0Egun0Ekills0Ehimself0Eat0Ecourth ouse0In0I80A457440Bhtml/story01.htm)
Trooper Shane Jacobs said 25-year-old Eric Barnett of Pineville, about 200 miles southeast of Louisville, had a court appearance Wednesday and was taken into custody. Jacobs said a bailiff, whose name wasn't available, was escorting Barnett to the basement for transfer when the bailiff was knocked to the ground in an altercation inside an elevator and his weapon taken by Barnett.
Jacobs said Barnett, who wasn't handcuffed, shot himself while still in the elevator and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The bailiff wasn't injured.
The death remained under investigation. An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday.
-- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=terms.html/) It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/rc/1/rc.img (http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/rc/1/rc.htm)
http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/rc/2/rc.img (http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/rc/2/rc.htm)
http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/rc/3/rc.img (http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/rc/3/rc.htm)
http://da.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/a2.img (http://da.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/a2.htm)
http://adchoice.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/ach.img (http://adchoice.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/ach.htm)http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/a2t.imghttp://pi2.feedsportal.com/r/234567776085/u/0/f/677045/c/35496/s/4952b601/sc/7/a2t2.imghttp://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/c/35496/f/677045/s/4952b601/sc/7/mf.gif
More... (http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/c/35496/f/677045/s/4952b601/sc/7/l/0L0Shuffingtonpost0N0C20A150C0A80C260Cdefendant0Es natches0Ebailiffs0Egun0Ekills0Ehimself0Eat0Ecourth ouse0In0I80A457440Bhtml/story01.htm)