Police raid Whitley County pawn shop and arrest owner

WHITLEY COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Police in Whitley County raided a Corbin Pawn Shop on Thursday and took the owner away in handcuffs.

Police arrested James Woodrow King, 51, of the Design House Pawn Shop on charges of receiving stolen property.

Investigators tell WKYT he was selling guns taken during a break-in in Corbin in early January. Police say he knowingly received the stolen guns that are worth more than $300 dollars.

We're told 9 guns were stolen during the break-in. Police have warrants for two more arrests.

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