COLUMBIA, KY (January 5, 2023) – On Tuesday, January 3, 2023 Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 15 in Columbia, KY was contacted by the Adair County Detention Center in regards to a suspicious letter that an inmate at the jail had attempted to send out in the mail.

KSP Troopers launched an investigation after receiving the letter that the detention center staff had intercepted. Troopers learned that Paul Bricker, 37, of Columbia, KY had attempted to send a letter in the mail, while incarcerated, soliciting the murder of another individual. As a result of the investigation, Mr. Bricker was arrested and charged with Solicitation of Murder. Bricker remains lodged in the Adair County Detention Center. 

KSP Trooper Dean Lunz continues his investigation.

According to jailtracker.com, Paul Bricker was lodged in the ACRJ on Oct. 18, 2022 after being arrested by the Cumberland County Sheriffs Office. Bricker, who had a Burkesville address at the time of his arrest, was listed as a Controlled Intake inmate charged with numerous offenses including: Murder, Rape (Victim Under 12), Incest, Strangulation, Unlawful Transaction with a Minor, Sodomy, Wanton Endangerment, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, 4th degree Assault, & Murder.