Charles Edward Maynard, 22, was found dead inside his Jamestown, Kentucky, home on the evening of April 5, 2023. Somerset-born and known to friends and family in Jamestown, he sustained fatal injuries from what appeared to be gunshot wounds. The Russell County 911 Center received the call about 9:49 P.M., and Kentucky State Police troopers and detectives responded.

Investigators identified the alleged shooter as Charles’ half-brother, 18-year-old Lee Maynard. Lee fled before officers arrived; an arrest warrant described him as armed and dangerous. He was located the next day on US 127 in Casey County by a trooper on routine patrol and taken into custody. The case was waived to a grand jury, which later indicted Lee Maynard on murder and tampering with physical evidence, and he is being held on a substantial bond awaiting trial. No public explanation for the motive has been released.

Did anyone in Jamestown know the Maynard brothers or have information about what led to the shooting?