Man charged with 2016 murder of Kentucky couple dies of COVID-19
and last updated 2020-12-29 19:08:27-05
(LEX 18) â A man set to go on trial for the murder of a couple has died. The Marion County Detention Center reports Craig Pennington s death is COVID-19 related.
Craig Pennington was charged in 2016 with the murders of Bobby Jones and Crystal Warner. They were a boomin couple, doing good, just got cheated on life, Scott Jones, brother of Bobby, said.
The couple s family says Pennington was renting a cabin from them in Washington County, and the families say he killed them after being confronted about being behind on his payments. The bodies of Bobby Jones and Crystal Warner were found in separate counties, months apart. For four years, the couple s families have been waiting for Pennington s trial, which had been delayed multiple times.
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Show Transcript WEBVTT WHILE FAMILY AND FRIENDSCONTINUE THEIR SEARCH TO RECOVERBOBBY JONES AND CRYSTALWARNER S BODIES TONIGHT, WE RE LEARNING MOREABOUT PENNINGTON S CRIMINALPAST. CRAIG PENNINGTON FACED AKENTUCKY JUDGE TODAY.PENNINGTON IS CHARGED WITH TWOCOUNTS OF MURDER.POLICE SAY PENNINGTON KILLEDBOBBY JONES AND HIS GIRLFRIENDCRYSTAL WARNER. WE RE DOING OK.YOU KNOW, IT S JUST A BIG SHOCKAND YOU KNOW THEY HAVEN T FOUNDTHE BODIES YET, SO THAT S THEHARDEST PART.YOU KNOW, WE DON T KNOW WHAT TODO FROM HERE.NATALIE AFTER VISITING FAMILY: JULY 3 JONES AND WARNERSTOPPED AT A RENTAL PROPERTYTHEY OWNED IN SPRINGFIELD,KENTUCKY.FAMILY SAYS THEY WERE PLANNINGTO EVICT THE TENANT, CRAIGPENNINGTON, FOR NOT PAYING RENT.JONES AND WARNER HAVE NOT BEENSEEN SINCE
Man awaiting trial for double murder dies of COVID complications in Kentucky: officials Nelson Oliveira
A Kentucky man charged with murdering two people in 2016 died from coronavirus complications Monday afternoon just days before his next scheduled court appearance in the slow-moving case.
Craig Pennington, who was being held at the Marion County Detention Center, was accused of killing the couple who owned his rental cabin in the rural town of Springfield.
The victims, 38-year-old Robert “Bobby” Jones and 35-year-old Crystal Warner, went missing July 3, 2016, and their bodies were later found in different parts of the state.
A possible motive remains unclear, but Kentucky State Police said at the time that the couple had gone to the cabin to discuss the property with Pennington before they disappeared.