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Not Guilty Plea in Gene Cooper’s Death | Lexington News
Billy Proffitt, accused in the fatal beating of 60-year-old Gene Cooper, entered a not guilty plea in court — a case that’s gripped McCreary County since June. The violent confrontation allegedly erupted when Cooper went to his ex-girlfriend’s house, and Proffitt, her boyfriend, confronted him — leading to致命 blows to Cooper’s head, neck, and torso. Cooper’s grieving brother, Lee Miller, refused to watch the security footage but showed up in court to honor his brother’s memory, calling the loss still surreal. Proffitt’s lawyer skipped formal arraignment; a pretrial hearing is set for October…
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