Paintsville, KY

A man in Paintsville is facing charges of abuse of a corpse, failure to report a death, theft by unlawful taking, and possession of forged instrument after investigators say they found he had been keeping his mother’s body for months after she passed away. According to the Paintsville Police Department, on October 19, at around 11:39 a.m., they were called...

A Johnson County man is facing multiple charges after police discovered his mother’s body inside a Paintsville home, where investigators say it had been for approximately four months. Police say John Carroll was arrested Monday in Pikeville following an investigation that began with a welfare check on October 19th. Carroll [...] The post PAINTSVILLE MAN ARRESTED AFTER MOTHER’S BODY FOUND IN HOME appeared first on 103.9 The Bulldog – Whitesburg, KY.

A man in Paintsville is facing charges of abuse of a corpse and failure to report a death after investigators say they found he had been keeping his mother's body for months after she passed away.

Investigators say the circumstances surrounding the death remain under investigation and additional information will be released as it becomes available.