A man charged with killing his sister in Lyon County and then stealing her car was found guilty this week of one count of murder and one count of theft by unlawful taking.
66-year old Arthur Long, of Chicago, Illinois, was charged in the death of his sister, 68-year old Nancy Minor of Eddyville on November 30, 2016 after the Eddyville Police Department and the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on Woodrow Street for a welfare check. Police reportedly found Minor unresponsive inside the residence with multiple blunt force injuries. She was pronounced deceased by the Lyon County Coroner.
Kentucky State Police reported they were contacted by Tennessee Highway Patrol in the early morning hours of December 5, 2016 after Long had been arrested following a vehicle pursuit near Cookeville, Tennessee in Putnam County. At the time of his arrest, he was driving a car he had stolen from his sister.
Long is reportedly facing a recommended life in prison sentence. He will be back in court for formal sentencing in December.
