#DEXTER Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 (edited) A pilot for a subsidiary of American Airlines was arrested Saturday at Louisville International Airport after he was charged in the 2015 deaths of a Kentucky couple and their neighbor, authorities said. Christian Richard Martin, 51, is accused of killing Calvin and Pamela Phillips and Edward Dansereau in November 2015, Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear said. Calvin Phillips was found shot to death in his Pembroke, Kentucky, home on or about November 18, 2015, Beshear said in a statement. The bodies of his wife and Dansereau were found a few miles away in a corn field in Pamela Phillips' burned up car. A Christian County grand jury indicted Martin on Friday on three counts of murder; one count of arson; one count of attempted burglary in the first degree; and three counts of tampering with physical evidence. The indictment was sealed until he was taken into custody, Beshear said. Martin's family is devastated, said Tucker Richardson, Martin's former lawyer. He vouched for Martin's character, saying he joined the Armed Forces in response to the September 11 attacks. CNN has reached out to the Department of Defense to confirm Martin's military service. Martin would have turned himself in if he had known authorities intended to arrest him, he said. The victims' families welcomed the news in a joint statement through the attorney general's office. "Every day, we are haunted by what was done to them and haunted further that someone was still free to do as they wish, beyond the civility of mankind or laws of our nation," the families said. "We look forward to justice in court, and we look forward to a verdict to bring an end to this terror, and a fresh start at healing." Edited May 14, 2019 by - Dark.ito Closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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