UPDATE: Second person charged in 2009 murder case

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UPDATE: posted 7 P.M. OCT. 23, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A second arrest has been made in a 2009 Lexington murder case.

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Edward Carroll, 38, was taken into custody Friday with assistance from Nicholasville Police.

He is charged with murder in the 2009 death of Charlie Sowers.

Carroll is currently lodged in the Jessamine County Detention Center.

ORIGINAL STORY

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A woman has been arrested in connection to a 2009 murder case, according to Lexington police.

Police said 34-year-old Rachel Martin was charged with murder for the death of 71-year-old Charlie Sowers. Sowers, the owner of Charlie’s Restaurant and Lounge, was found suffering from a head injury at his home on Augusta Drive in May 2009.

Police said Sowers later died at a hospital from blunt force trauma.

Martin was taken into custody Friday with the assistance of the Garrard County Police Department. She was lodged in the Lincoln County Regional Jail pending extradition to Lexington.

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Erica joins the ABC 36 family as a Co-Anchor of Good Morning Kentucky weekday mornings from 5am-7am with Cody Adams and Good Day Kentucky weekday mornings from 9am to 10am. Erica also anchors News at Midday from 12-12:30pm. She is also a Web and Social Media Content Producer. Erica graduated in three and a half years from Michigan State University with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism and specialization in Women, Gender and Social Justice. Although she hails from Michigan, Erica has worked as a News Reporter/Sports Anchor for the CBS-affiliate in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Prior to that, she worked for a PBS-affiliate there covering all types of news – even providing live reports for The Weather Channel during her first hurricane. She then moved to Lake Charles, Louisiana and worked as the Weekend Anchor/Reporter at KPLC, the NBC/FOX/CW affiliate. Erica comes to Lexington from the Huntington area where she worked at WSAZ, an NBC/CW affiliate in West Virginia, as a weekday evening anchor covering the tri states of Ohio and Kentucky as well. In addition to her background on TV, Erica has worked in radio, served as the PA announcer for the Class A "Lansing Lugnuts" and hosted Carnival parades in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Some of her favorite hobbies include running, reading, hiking, spending time with her husband and taking pictures of their furbabies. Erica is big on community involvement, having served as a board member for Dress for Success, volunteered as a Big with Big Brothers Big Sisters, worked on the Mayor's Armed Forces Commission in Lake Charles and hosted countless events. She hopes you can connect with her on Facebook: EricaBivensTV and on Twitter: @ericabivens or Instagram: erica.bivens. You can also email her at ebivens@wtvq.com. Please send all event inquiries via email. Erica is excited to explore Lexington and the outdoors and - of course - meet all of you!