March 19, 2018
Four individuals are being held in the custody of the Pike County Detention Center on charges that they assisted and hid alleged cop-killer John Hall during his 36-hour flight from justice last week.
Hall, 55, of Pikeville, was arrested by Kentucky State Police Thursday morning in connection to the Tuesday night murder of Pikeville Police Officer Scotty Hamilton, KSP said. Hall, who has been charged with murder of a police officer and being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun, was located at the Betsy Layne residence of Gregory Dean Slone, 54, of Stoney Brook Drive, court documents said.
Greg Slone was arrested along with Michael T. Slone, 39, of South Rise Road, Banner; Amanda F. Dotson, 37, of Right Fork of Island Creek, Pikeville, and Jeanne Blackburn, 44, of the Left Fork of Toler Creek, Harold, court records show.
Michael Slone and Dotson were contacted by Hall, by telephone, as he was being sought for questioning and for a warrant in connection to the death of Officer Hamilton, the citation said. Hall, according to the citation, requested to be transported to another location and Michael Slone and Dotson “picked up and transported the wanted fugitive to the residence of Gregory Slone.”
Blackburn was present at the residence when Hall was brought there by Michael Slone and Dotson, the citation said.
Each of the four were arrested on a charge of first-degree hindering prosecution or apprehension, court records show. Greg Slone was further charged with first-degree promoting contraband after deputy jailers located two separate types of pills he had attempted to conceal in his socks, the citation said.
Appalachian News-Express
