Crime

2 men arrested, charged with murder after Kentucky woman is found dead

Two men have been charged for the murder of a Breckinridge County woman, according to Kentucky State Police.

State police began investigating a death after the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office found Beverly Smallwood, a 59-year-old Harned resident, dead inside a home on Harned Road. The investigation resulted in 53-year-old Rodney Jones of Hardinsburg and 33-year-old Boris Drane of Harned both being charged with murder, state police said.

Drane has also been charged with tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse, according to state police.

Drane lived on the same road where the alleged killing happened, according to court records.

No other details about the incident have been released.

Christopher Leach
Lexington Herald-Leader
Chris Leach is a breaking news reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader. He joined the newspaper in September 2021 after previously working with the Anderson News and the Cats Pause. Chris graduated from UK in December 2018. Support my work with a digital subscription
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