Vine Grove,
KY. (May 22, 2021) – Kentucky State Police Post 4 in Elizabethtown, KY was contacted on Friday, May 21st, 2021 at approximately 9:21 AM in reference to a deceased female that was located inside a residence on Woodland Road in Meade County.
KSP Troopers and Detectives responded to the scene and discovered 65 year-old Cris Blehar, of Vine Grove, KY deceased inside the residence. Blehar was pronounced deceased by the Meade County Coroners Office.
Through investigation it was determined that Blehar had been murdered and a suspect was developed. The suspect, Tyler Petty, age 18 of Vine Grove, KY was located, interviewed, and charged with Murder and Tampering with physical evidence. Petty was lodged in the Meade County Detention Center. This incident remains under investigation by Detective Bryan Washer.
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Show Transcript INSIDE THE MEADE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. THE WOODWORKING PROGRAM AT THE MEADE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER WAS CREATED BY ACCIDENT A FEW YEARS AGO, AFTER A GROUP OF INMATES MADE A BENCH FOR T COURTHOUSE. JAILER J.J. SCARBOROUGH SAYS ITS BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS SINC IN THE LAST 5 YEARS, ITS GROWN EVERY YEAR AND WEâ HOPING WITHIN ANOTHER FEW YEARS, WE ARE GOING TO DOUBLE THE SIZE OR TRIPLE THE SIZE WE ARE AT NOW. JULIE: ABOUT TEN INMATES AT A TIME ARE HIRED. YES, HIRED. INMATE MICHAEL ABELL EXPLAINS, NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM LIKE YOU WOULD ANY JOB. AND IT GIVES HIM A REASON TO GET OUT OF BED. I HAVE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE IN MY LIFE. I STARTED DOING IT OUT HERE AND JUST FIGURED IT WOULD BE GOOD TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW. ITâS MORE OF A MI