Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Former Harlan Co. Deputy Sentenced
Police say a former deputy feared he would be disclosed as a high paid drug runner if a former Harlan County sheriff were re-elected so he plotted his murder. Former Harlan County Sheriff's Deputy, 41 year old Roger Hall, has been sentenced after entering an Alford plea in September in connection to his involvement in the 2002 slaying of former Harlan County Sheriff Paul L. Browning Jr. Hall was sentenced to five years on each count of 2 counts of facilitation to murder and 4 counts of second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, to be run consecutively for a total of 30 years. He will be eligible for parole after 6 years. Investigators say Browning was shot in the head and burned inside his truck which was found in Balkan of Bell County.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 4:17 PM 
