Man charged with killing 2 dies after positive COVID-19 test A jail official says a Kentucky man charged with two counts of murder has died from COVID-19 complications while in custody awaiting trialLEBANON, Ky. -- A man charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of a northern Kentucky couple has died from COVID-19 complications while in custody awaiting trial, an official said. Craig Pennington, 56, died on Monday afternoon at Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Marion County Detention Center Chief of Security Irvin Mann told news outlets. Mann said Pennington was hospitalized on Dec. 11 for shortness of breath and tested positive for COVID-19 while hospitalized. Pennington was charged in July 2016 with killing 38-year-old Robert K. Jones and 35-year-old Crystal J. Warner. Ten out of about 215 inmates at the jail were infected with COVID-19 as of Tuesday morning, Mann said.

Source: ABC News December 29, 2020 18:42 UTC