Eastern Kentucky man wanted on charges of murder, fetal homicide has been arrested
A man accused of killing a woman in Letcher County Thursday has been apprehended.
Lawrence “Eugene” Halcomb, 39, who was considered “armed and dangerous” and was wanted for warrants of murder and first-degree fetal homicide, according to Kentucky State Police, has been taken into custody, the Letcher County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday morning.
He’s accused of killing 43-year-old Vanessa Halcomb in Letcher County Thursday.
The shooting happened on Flint Fields Branch Road in the Linefork community, according to KSP. Vanessa Halcomb was pronounced dead on scene from a gunshot wound by the Letcher County Coroner’s Office.
KSP trooper Matt Gayheart confirmed Vanessa Halcomb was pregnant in her third trimester at the time she was killed. Gayheart said Lawrence and Vanessa Halcomb were friends.
Investigators conducted a search for Lawrence Halcomb using a KSP aircraft but didn’t find him, according to KSP.
The Letcher County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post Saturday that deputies, Whitesburg police, a constable and Kentucky State Police worked together to find Halcomb. He was removed from a building and taken into custody by state police, according to the sheriff’s office.
Herald-Leader reporter Karla Ward contributed to this story.
