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Updated: 5:49 PM Aug 6, 2008
Family, Deputy Scuffle After Sentencing For Jamie Barnett
On the day a convicted cop killer learned his fate, emotions ran high outside a Powell County courthouse. Posted: 12:57 PM Aug 6, 2008 |
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On the day a convicted cop killer learned his fate, emotions ran high outside a Powell County courthouse.
Jamie Barnett appeared in court on Wednesday morning for formal sentencing. He was convicted of wanton murder in the shooting death of Clay City Police Chief Randy Lacy.
Barnett was sentenced to life in prison with parole after 20 years.
The sentencing went smoothly, but that wasn't the case outside the courthouse.
Members of the Barnett family were attempting to see Jamie Barnett off as he was placed in a cruiser to be taken back to jail. Somehow, words were exchanged between family members and the deputy escorting Jamie Barnett. No punches were thrown, but some present called it a scuffle.
Jamie Barnett's bother, Jerry, was arrested. He's been charged with terroristic threatening and disorderly conduct. The threatening charge is a felony and law enforcement officials say they plan to prosecute Barnett on that charge.
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I have a place in clay city but im currently mobilized by the KY national guard to Texas. I had some one stay at my house to take care of everything while Im away . As my wife was on her way here to join me he had been in NC visiting familys .she stayed at our house a few days while there our caretaker had some friends over who had no money no car no job typical Powell Co couple and stuff was stolen from house and her car. You know I have been blessed w alot of oppertunity to seeand live in other parts of the country and never have I seen so much whitetrash as there is in that area. Here in Elpaso the population is like 2 million if you count the citys across the border and I feel safe when I go to work that when I come home everything will be there. When im in clay city I dont feel that I worked for PCEMS and I know what goes on . There are more drug problems there than in most big citys and you know if you would leagalize alcohol sales you could use the tax money to hire cops and p
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My 2 cents worth, If the family members were even trying to get close to the prisoner then the cop did nothing wrong. That isn't his visiting hours, that is his prison time and his job is to get that prisoner back to where he belongs! THey have said their goodbyes more then once and who the hell cares about his goodbye...he said Goodbye to everyone when he decided to kill Lacy. I don't feel sorry for them all at all. now the lacy family, I pray for their recovery and I hope that idiot drug using man messes up in his 20 years and losses any good time he can get.
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If my last name was Barnett and I lived in Powell County I'd do the rest of the Commonwealth a favor and drive a few miles down to the Natural Bridge and jump off. Inbreds.
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