Man indicted on murder charges in case of missing couple

SPRINGFIELD, Ky. (AP) – A central Kentucky man has been indicted on two murder counts in the case of a missing Florence couple.

The Lexington Herald-Leader (http://bit.ly/29UAdq5 ) reports that 52-year-old Craig Pennington of Springfield also was indicted on several other charges, including kidnapping, tampering with evidence, theft, terroristic threatening, abuse of a corpse and menacing.

The bodies of Robert Jones and Crystal Warner have not been found, but relatives and friends have continued searching in Washington County near Mackville, where Pennington rented a cabin from Jones.

Jones and Warner have been missing since July 3.

Their car was found July 8 off Interstate 75 in Scott County. That same day, Kentucky State Police arrested Pennington in connection with their deaths.

Pennington remains in the Marion County jail in lieu of a $2 million bond.

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Information from: Lexington Herald-Leader, http://www.kentucky.com

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