Woman charged with evidence tampering in murder case

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) – An Elizabethtown woman has been charged with tampering with evidence involving her daughter’s murder case.

The News-Enterprise (http://bit.ly/29HRi2B ) reports a Hardin County grand jury indicted 39-year-old Carmen C. Haitshan on one count of complicity to tampering with physical evidence. The felony carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison upon conviction.

Commonwealth’s Attorney Shane Young says Haitshan is accused of destroying some evidence related to the Jan. 27 slaying of 22-year-old Windell Jones.

Four people have been charged in the slaying and robbery of Jones, including Haitshan’s 19-year-old daughter, Monti Lopez-Olivera. Another woman is still being sought.

Young says the five suspects allegedly were seeking money and drugs.

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Information from: The News-Enterprise, http://www.thenewsenterprise.com

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