{Kentucky}...The man and woman arrested following the murder of an Elliott County man were in court Thursday morning, just hours before the victim’s funeral. Earl Ray Adkins, 48, was found shot to death outside his house in Sandy Hook Sunday morning. Sunday night, police arrested Bobby Gilliam, 31, of Sandy Hook, in Clinton County, Ohio. He is now back in Elliott County where he is charged with capital murder. Melinda Applegate, 27, of Sandy Hook, was arrested following an interview with State Police detectives Tuesday afternoon and charged with first-degree burglary, first-degree robbery, and tampering with physical evidence. Both Gilliam and Applegate were arraigned in Elliott County District Court Thursday morning.
Gilliam was denied bond, and Applegate’s bond was set at $1 million.
