City Marshal Steve Young

Steve Young

City Marshal Steve Young was shot and killed near the Owsley County Courthouse at 5:10 pm by a man whom he had previously arrested for a liquor violation and was under indictment as a result.

The county jailer observed the man walking past the courthouse carrying a rifle. Approximately two minutes later the man approached Marshal Young and shot him four times without saying a word.

The man was convicted of Marshal Young's murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Marshal Young had served with the Booneville Police Department for one year.