A 64 year-old Monroe County man is dead after succumbing to his injuries related to a domestic violence incident; his girlfriend has been arrested on murder charges.
On Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 2:58amCT, Officers with the Tompkinsville Police Department were dispatched to a residence at 201 W. Carmen St. in Tompkinsville, KY where they found 64-year-old Murrel Pruitt lying in the floor of the home with what appeared to be multiple stab wounds. Pruitt was pronounced dead by the Monroe County Coroner.
TPD Officer Ricky Shirley, who is investigating the incident, arrested Pruitt's girlfriend, Joanne (Goode) Tooley, 56, also of Tompkinsville. Tooley was charged with murder (domestic violence) and lodged in the Barren County Detention Center.
According to the Tompkinsville Police Dept., the investigation is still ongoing at this time.
Stabbing victim Murrel Pruitt