2 plead not guilty in professor’s death

MAYSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two men charged in the death of a missing University of Cincinnati adjunct professor have pleaded not guilty in Kentucky to charges of murder, theft, kidnapping and tampering with evidence.

The Ledger Independent (http://bit.ly/1yte1cK) reports 37-year-old Kevin Howard and 55-year-old Charles L. Black were arraigned on Friday in Fleming County Circuit Court. They are charged with killing Randall Russ, who was last seen in August. Russ’ car was found in September near the entrance of Fort Boonesborough State Park.

Kentucky State Police Detective Wes Prather said during a pretrial hearing that officers turned their attention to Black after a video was found of him using Russ’ credit card at an ATM.

Prather says a body has been found, but it has not yet been positively identified.

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Information from: The Ledger Independent, http://www.maysville-online.com

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