Gerald A. Hendricks
Nearly two years after the disappearance of LeeAnna Brumley, a second suspect has been indicted for her murder.
Gerald Avalon Hendricks, 55, of Science Hill, was indicted Wednesday by the Pulaski County Grand Jury on charges of Murder and Tampering with Physical Evidence in connection to Brumley s fatal shooting in the spring of 2019.
Hendricks joins 34-year-old Danelle Nicole Powell of Somerset, who was indicted for Murder back in January 2020. Her trial is currently scheduled to begin on August 16. Her original trial date had been last October before all trials were put on hold due to the pandemic.
Both Hendricks and Powell are charged in connection to the May 22, 2019, disappearance of Brumley a 25-year-old mother whom family members said battled addiction and frequently stayed with friends.
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May 6, 2021 | 3:08 PM
Sheriff Greg Speck reports that on May 5, 2021, Lieutenant Bobby Jones, Commander of the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division appeared before the Pulaski County Grand Jury in the case of the murder of Leanna Brumley who had gone missing in May of 2019. The Pulaski County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Gerald Avalon Hendricks, age 55, of Shady Grove Road in Science Hill, KY with Murder and Tampering with Physical Evidence surrounding the murder of Leanna Brumley.
On May 6, 2021, Lieutenant Jones served the indictment on Gerald Alvalon Hendricks at the Pulaski County Detention Center where he had been previously lodged on unrelated charges.
Corky L. Hendricks
A local man identified as a witness to the 2019 murder of LeeAnna Brumley is awaiting trial on a separate charge.
Corky Lee Hendricks, 40, of Science Hill, was initially due to stand trial last week on charges of Convicted Felon in Possession of a Handgun; Cultivation of Marijuana, 5 or More Plants (1st offense); and two counts of first-degree Persistent Felony Offender.
Hendricks current charges are not connected to the Brumley murder and he has not been charged in that case. However, he was appointed conflict counsel so that he wouldn t have to be represented by the local public defender s office, which had already been appointed to someone else also involved with the Brumley case.