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Former prison guard sentenced to 20 years in DUI murder of Kentucky police officer

Kentucky
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Casey P. Byrd crashed his pickup truck into a police cruiser driven by Logan Medlock , 26 , an officer with the London Police Department , on Oct. 30, 2022 .

Byrd testified he had been at a friend’s house before the wreck to watch a University of Kentucky football game and drink several beers and some bourbon.

A jury convicted Byrd of murder and recommended a 20-year sentence, the minimum under Kentucky law.

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