A man has been arrested in Laurel County for killing his brother.
Bailey W. Smith, 56, of London, is accused of fatally shooting his brother, 59-year-old Grant Smith, during an argument on Old Crab Orchard Road Friday afternoon, according to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office.
After more than 24 hours on the run, Bailey Smith was arrested Saturday night at approximately 10:30 after Kentucky State Police and the London Police Department developed information on the suspect’s whereabouts. He was located at a business on Hwy 25 just north of London.
Laurel Sheriff John Root said that “shortly after midnight (Saturday night/Sunday morning) Laurel sheriff’s K-9 Deputy Brian France and his K-9 Maverick located the murder weapon apparently used by the accused, Bailey Smith, near the Pittsburg cemetery approximately one mile north of London.”
Bailey Smith was lodged in the Laurel County Detention Center on a $500,000 cash bond.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
