Man found not guilty in 2020 shooting

Defense attorney Sebastian Joy, right, goes to embrace DJ Kemper after Kemper was ruled not guilty of first-degree assault in Boyd County Circuit Court. HENRY CULVYHOUSE | THE DAILY INDEPENDENT
ASHLAND Former Ashland Blazer soccer player Dwayne “DJ” Kemper was found not guilty Wednesday in connection with a June 2020 shooting.
Following a three-day trial in Boyd County Circuit Court, the jury of 11 women and one man returned a not guilty verdict to a sole count of first-degree assault. Deliberations took about an hour for the jury.
Kemper was accused of shooting a 19-year-old woman in the face during a fight in the 1800 block of Blazer Boulevard around midnight on June 20, 2020. Previous testimony from Zachary McWhorter — who is currently facing a rape charge in Carter County — and Brandon Hansford, the two men fighting Kemper, placed the victim in the car. They also stated Kemper instigated the fight when they bumped into him following a drug deal out in front of the apartments. How the fight started was up to debate, as multiple versions of the event were told at trial.

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