REGIONAL NEWS NOVEMBER 9TH, 2026
Prestonsburg, Ky – A judge has dismissed local government agencies and officials from the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Amber Spradlin. Judge John F. Vincent ruled that the City of Prestonsburg, Floyd County, and several officials are protected by sovereign immunity regarding 911 dispatch operations leading up to Spradlin’s June 2023 murder. However, claims against private individuals including murder suspect Michael McKinney the Third, as well as individual capacity claims against former Mayor Les Stapleton and former Police Chief Randy Woods, will still move forward.