LONDON, KY (August 25, 2020) - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Lieut. Chris Edwards along with Sheriff's detectives and deputies are conducting a death investigation regarding the discovery of a deceased male subject found in a wooded area off Ponderosa Drive approximately 2 miles west of London on Tuesday morning August 25, 2020 at approximately 10:39 AM.
No immediate cause of death was apparent.
An autopsy will be conducted in Frankfort on Wednesday morning to determine the cause of death.
Investigation is continuing.
Assisting on the investigation for the Sheriff's office was: Lieut. Chris Edwards, Maj. Chuck Johnson, Capt. Robbie Grimes, Sgt. Brett Reeves, Detective Bryon Lawson, Detective Taylor McDaniel, Detective Robert Reed, and Deputy Brad Mink.
