Anthony Tyler Rector, 35, of Nicholasville, Kentucky, died on January 10, 2026, at the University of Kentucky Hospital after a shooting on Edgewood Drive. The incident occurred about 12:45 a.m. and is being investigated as a homicide.

Authorities arrested 25-year-old Tanner Hamilton of Georgetown and charged him with first-degree manslaughter; he is held at the Jessamine County Detention Center on $100,000 bond. Court documents say the shooting followed an argument after Hamilton had visited Rector’s home twice. During the second visit, Hamilton allegedly damaged Rector’s car. Rector pursued Hamilton, the two pulled over and argued, and Hamilton told police Rector tried to take his gun; Hamilton said he did not see a weapon and that Rector had not threatened him.

Rector was born April 12, 1990, in Taylor County. He worked at Longhorn Steakhouse in Lexington and was the husband of Heather Cruise Rector and father of two daughters, Amillia Rector-Gray and Sawyer Rector, and a stepson, Bryson Derifield. Does anyone have information about the events on Edgewood Drive that night or knew Anthony?