Crime & Justice

The Strange Saga of the Rogue Kentucky Constables Who Arrested an FBI Agent

‘WILD WEST COWBOYS’

A sting operation. An early-morning shootout. And a trail of evidence pointing to insane antics by elected lawmen.

Pilar Melendez 

Senior National Reporter

Sarah Baird
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Photos Grayson County Detention Center/Facebook
Pilar Melendez

Pilar Melendez

Senior National Reporter

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Sarah Baird

Sarah Baird

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