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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Another man sentenced in murder of UK chef

News Staff July 1, 2016

Friday morning, a man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in beating to death Alex Johnson, a UK chef. Timothy Ballard pleaded guilty to kidnapping and tampering with evidence in the murder...

Mark Taylor found guilty in murder of a UK chef

News Staff June 15, 2016

Wednesday afternoon, a Fayette County jury found Mark Taylor guilty in the murder of Alex Johnson. In January 2014, Johnson's body was found in a barrel at the bottom of the Kentucky River. Timothy Ballard...

Murder suspect testifies he tried to save UK chef

News Staff June 14, 2016

On Tuesday, Mark Taylor told a courtroom he tried to perform CPR on UK chef Alex Johnson. Taylor is on trial because he is a suspect in the murder of Johnson. Another man, Timothy Ballard took a plea...

Mugshot of Robert Markham Taylor, who is a suspect in the murder of UK chef Alex Johnson.

Man who cleaned Mark Taylor’s garage testifies in court

News Staff June 8, 2016

The trial of Mark Taylor for the murder of Alex Johnson, a UK chef, continued Wednesday morning. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that Fayette County Jail inmate Brandon Roberts testified that he...

Mugshot of Robert Markham Taylor, who is a suspect in the murder of UK chef Alex Johnson.

More witnesses take the stand in trial for murder of UK chef

News Staff June 7, 2016

The trial of Robert Markham Taylor continued on Tuesday. Taylor is on trial for the 2013 murder of UK chef Alex Johnson. In January 2014, Alex Johnson's body was found in a barrel in the Kentucky River. On...

Suspect’s trial for murder of a UK chef begins

News Staff June 6, 2016

On Monday, the trial of a suspect in the 2013 murder of a UK chef began. Mark Taylor is on trial for the murder of Alex Johnson who was a UK chef. Johnson's body was found in a barrel in the Kentucky...

Trial of suspect in murder of UK chef to begin on Monday

News Staff June 3, 2016

A status hearing was held on Friday morning for a man who is a suspect in the 2013 murder of a UK employee. His trial is set to begin on Monday. According to LEX18, Mark Taylor is the man accused of murdering...

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