Court documents: Woman withdraws guilty plea in deadly stabbing of Georgetown man

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WKYT) -

correction: Georgetown Police posted on its Facebook page earlier Tuesday that Cassandra Carson had pleaded guilty to a deadly stabbing last week. They have since deleted that post. According to court documents, she withdrew that guilty plea Tuesday morning. The case is still pending.

Cassandra Carson is the suspect in the stabbing death of 36-year-old Mathew A. Turner, of Georgetown.

It happened back in July 2019.

Police responded to the Mill Townhouse Complex on Iron Loop Path, behind Lowe’s, after a woman reported hearing a thud outside her window and found Turner on the ground.

Police say they found Turner dead on the sidewalk when they arrived. He had a stab wound to the neck.

Police said at the time of Turner’s death Carson was also in violation of an emergency protective order.

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