Nunn charged with murder

Lexington police have obtained an arrest warrant charging former state Rep. Steve Nunn with murder in the slaying of his former fiancée, Amanda Ross.

Nunn, 56, also was charged with violation of a protective order. The warrants have been served to Nunn, who is being held in the Hart County jail, police said.

Nunn, the son of former Gov. Louie B. Nunn, had been in The Medical Center at Bowling Green since Friday, when police found him in a Hart County cemetery with his wrists slit just hours after Ross was shot to death in Lexington.

Lexington police obtained the warrants late Monday evening — a few hours after Vice-Chief Regional District Judge Derek Reed had set Nunn's bond at $57,000 on six charges of wanton endangerment of a police officer in Hart County for allegedly firing a gun near police officers.

Nunn was taken to the Hart County Jail by Kentucky State Police shortly before 10:30 a.m. CDT Monday after spending the weekend in the hospital. He was scheduled to be back in court in Hart County at 11 a.m. next Monday for an arraignment.

Mrs. Emmons

Kathy Ann Whisman Emmons, 55, of Erlanger, died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009 at her residence.

She was born in Fleming County on Sept. 1, 1954, to the late Woodrow Whisman and Hazel Fry Whisman of Flemingsburg.

She is survived by her husband, Elgin Emmons of Erlanger.

Mrs. Emmons was director of Services Medsphere Inc., and had also worked at Saint Joseph Lexington as head of the laboratory.

She is also survived by two sons, Scott (Amy) Emmons of Lexington and Chris Emmons of Erlanger; one daughter, Lee Ann (Jeremy) Fogle of Fairfield, Ohio; five brothers, George (Peggy) Whisman, Charles (Judy) Whisman, Tommy ( Wilhemina) Whisman, Kenny (Ellen) Fry and Gary Fry, all of Fleming County; two sisters, Mary (Eddie) Hamilton of Sunman, Ind., and Nanny (Aulden) Manning of Flemingsburg; and five grandchildren, Katie, Molly and Jack Fogle and Isaiah and Benjamin Emmons.

Services are 11 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, at the Tilton United Methodist Church with Rev. Michael Rowe officiating.

Burial will follow in the Fleming County Cemetery in Fleming County.

Visitation is 5-9 p.m., Wednesday, at the Denton-Workman Funeral Home in Flemingsburg.

Donations may be made to the Morehead State University to the Fund of Excellence.

Mrs. Link

Judy Emmons Link, 61, Clarksville, Tenn., died September 13 at her residence.

Graveside services will be held at 2 pm Thursday, September 17, at Elizaville Cemetery with Pastor Darwin French officiating. Visitation is 4-7 pm Tuesday at Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home in Clarksville, Tenn.

She was born February 8, 1948 in Dayton, Ohio, daughter of the late Marvin M. Emmons and Velva Eubanks Emmons.

She was a member of Hilldale Baptist Church and was retired from civil service. Survivors include her husband, Donald Wayne Link, a son, Kevin Link and future daughter-in-law Elizabeth Holt, Augusta, Ga.; a brother, James M. Emmons of Flemingsburg; two sisters Janet Bellamy of Ashland City, Tenn., and Jerri Sims, Cynthiana; three grandchildren, Bret Link, Breanna Link, and Chandler Link.

Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home of Clarksville, Tenn. Online condolences may be made at www.nealtarpley.com.

Mr. Barton

Gerald Runyon Barton, 71, of Wallingford, died Saturday at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.

He is survived by his wife, Wanda Barton.

Arrangements pending with Boone-Nickell Funeral Home

Ross services set

According to the Lexington Herald Leader web site, funeral services have been set for Amanda Ross, who was found shot to death near her town home in downtown Lexington early Friday.

Visitation will be held Tuesday at the Carrick House from 5 to 8 pm. The funeral will be held Wednesday at the Carrick House at 2 p.m. with burial at the Lexington Cemetery. Arrangements are by Milward-Broadway.

Ross, 29, was the director of financial standards and examination for the Kentucky Department of Insurance and was recently elected to the board of the Lexington Humane Society.

Ross' family has asked that, in lieu of flowers, people make donations in memory of Amanda Ross to the Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program at P.O. Box 55190, Lexington, KY 40555. Donations can also be made through the website www.beyondtheviolence.com.

Rowan beats Fleming 56-26

The Fleming County Panthers lost Friday evening to Rowan County 56-26. Details will be in next week's paper.

Fleming native Ross fatally shot

From the Ledger Independent: Fleming County native and daughter of former executive director for the Buffalo Trace Area Development District Amanda Ross died Friday morning after being shot in downtown Lexington.
A former GOP lawmaker has been arrested with violating a protective order Ross had against him and is being investigated in connection to the homicide.
According to Lt. Douglas Pape with the Lexington Police Department, a 911 call placed early Friday morning brought police to 541 West Short Street. Upon arrival, police found a 29-year-old white female, later identified as Ross, in the parking lot of the Opera House Square Town Homes, a gated community where Ross resided. Pape said Ross was transported to the University of Kentucky Medical Center. She was pronounced dead at 7:09 a.m., according to the Fayette County Coroner's Office. According to a press release issued by Shea Hunt, deputy coroner, the cause of death was a gunshot wound.
Ross' ex-fiancee and son of former Gov. Louie Nunn, Steve Nunn was discovered in a Hart County cemetery about 130 miles southwest of the scene of the shooting. Lt. David Jude with the Kentucky State Police said Nunn was found with "non-life-threatening, self sustained, undetermined wounds." Jude said he could not confirm if the wounds were the results of gunshots or another cause.

Jude said KSP is working with Lexington police to determine if Nunn is connected to the shooting death of Ross.
"We're not able to confirm that," Jude said.
Nunn was taken to a Bowling Green hospital for treatment.
Pape said he could not provide information as to who called 911 regarding the shooting, the number of wounds Ross sustained, if anyone else was in the parking lot at the time of the shooting or what was said in the 911 call.
Ross is the daughter of Terrell Ross who served as executive director of BTADD from 1976 to 1986. He later served as chairman of Ross, Sinclaire and Associates in Frankfort. Terrell Ross died in 2006. Amanda Ross' mother, Diana Ross resides in Lexington.
Fleming County resident and BTADD employee Bobby Money said he graduated with Terrell Ross from Fleming County High School in 1966 and later worked with him at BTADD. Money said he remembers when Amanda Ross was born.
"She was a really, really sweet girl," Money said. "I thought the world of her."
Money said he cannot imagine what Amanda Ross' family is experiencing and that the situation is beyond his understanding.
Money last saw Amanda Ross about a year ago, he said, in the Dairy Queen in Flemingsburg. Amanda Ross was there with her mother and grandmother, who still lives in Fleming County.
"I'm still kind of shell shocked about it all," Money said.
BTADD Executive Director Amy Kennedy said she spoke with Amanda Ross' uncle, Steve Donovan, Friday and expressed condolences on behalf of BTADD. Donovan is executive director of the Flemingsburg-Fleming County Industrial Authority and chairman of the Covered Bridge Association, Kennedy said.
"It's a very sad day for Buffalo Trace," Kennedy said.
Nunn ran unsuccessfully for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2003. He lost a bid for re-election to the state House in 2006 after 15 years as a representative. He returned to state government in 2007 as deputy secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services but was put on administrative leave in February after being charged with domestic violence for allegedly slapping Ross. He resigned in March.
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