Harlan County Sheriff’s Office arrests 3 people, 2 on murder charge

HARLAN COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - The Harlan County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Two of the people arrested were charged with murder.

Tonya Monroe and Cody Pace were arrested on multiple indictments charged with murder, tampering with physical evidence, intimidating a participant in the legal process and tampering with a witness.

Pace was also charged with promoting contraband and second-degree possession of a controlled substance.

Starr Halcomb was arrested on an indictment for intimidating a witness in a legal process and tampering with a witness.

According to the sheriff’s office, Monroe, Pace and Halcomb were arrested after authorities responded to a residence to serve three warrants stemming from a previous joint federal investigation in the Loyall community.

The case remains under investigation, the sheriff’s office said.