Murder 911 Call Investigation

Two Paintsville (Ken.) dispatchers were reprimanded for mishandling a 911 call reporting a fight that ended with the death of one man. Mayor Bob Porter said the unnamed dispatchers failed to send deputies to the correct location of the fight where a man was hit in the head with a bottle. Family members took the man to the hospital, where he later died. The incident occurred on the road named “Head of Pickle Fork,” and that’s what the caller said before hanging up. The calltaker called the woman back, but there was no answer. A radio dispatcher then called a deputy and, during a casually-sounding discussion, sent him to a location on the road named “Pickle Fork.” The deputy responded but found no one. Read more about the incident and listen to the 911 call here.