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Gun fired at Jackson Co. police dispatcher

November 21, 2009 07:13 PM

A McKee man was arrested Saturday night after a shooting at the Jackson County Central Dispatch Center on McCammon Ridge Road.

According to Kentucky State Police, a single gunshot was fired through a window of the dispatch center, narrowly missing on-duty dispatcher Millie Madden, about 1 a.m. Saturday. After an investigation, Vernon Adkins, 33, was arrested on charges of criminal murder attempt and tampering with physical evidence. He was being held at the Jackson County Detention Center.

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