UPDATE: August 9, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.
Kentucky State Police report that Casey Byrd was found guilty of murder by a jury on Thursday, August 8, in the death of London City Police Officer Logan Medlock.
Medlock was killed on October 20, 2022, while on duty after he was hit head-on by Byrd, who was allegedly under the influence at the time of the crash.
The jury also found Byrd guilty of two counts of third-degree criminal mischief and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicants, according to KSP.
KSP states that the jury recommended a sentence of 20 years for Byrd. His sentencing is set for August 26.
Original Story:
The case against a man charged with killing a London police officer in an alleged drunk driving crash is headed to a grand jury.
Casey Byrd, 36, is being charged with murder of a police officer and operating a motor vehicle under the influence.
Byrd's lawyers requested for bail to be reduced from $1 million to $200,000 but a judge denied the request.
The main reason bail reduction was denied was because Byrd has a separate charge for public intoxication in Tennessee from September 30.
The defense asked to strike the aggravated circumstances from Byrd's murder charge because Byrd did not intentionally kill Medlock. The judge disagreed and denied that request.
A judge entered a not guilty plea for Byrd during a preliminary hearing October 31.
According to the arrest citation, Byrd said he was a federal officer and was driving home after watching the Tennessee-Kentucky football game at a friend's house.
Byrd submitted to blood and breathalyzer tests and registered a .294, according to the police report.
The citation says Byrd was approaching an intersection where he failed to turn to the right or left and instead hit a marked police cruiser being operated by an officer.
The officer who was killed was identified as Logan Medlock.
Byrd is being held in the Laurel County Detention Center.
