FENTRESS COUNTY MAN ARRESTED AFTER FEMALE SHOT IN CLARKRANGE
Fentress County authorities say an elderly Clarkrange man was taken into custody after reportedly shooting a woman at a Franklin Loop residence. Officers say 88-year-old Wheeler “Junior” Pritchett had barricaded himself in his bedroom and when his daughter attempted to enter the home, Pritchett discharged a firearm that went through the door and hit her in the right hand and shoulder. The woman was treated for injuries sustained.