The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office responded to a structure fire at Kut-N-Up, located at 3415 Lovelaceville Rd. at 0425 hours on June 25, 2023. The Lone Oak Fire Dept. responded as well and quickly extinguished the fire.
Fire personnel and deputies quickly realized that the fire was caused by an act of arson. There were also parts of the business that had been ransacked. Money that had been hidden within the business had been stolen.
Through investigation, 48-year-old Richard King of Graves County was developed as a suspect. Detectives gathered digital and physical evidence that led to an arrest warrant being issued for King.
Richard King was located by the Tennessee Highway Patrol on I-40 and after a pursuit, was taken into custody and lodged in the Davidson County Jail in Tennessee. After King is released from the Davidson County Jail, he will be extradited back to McCracken County where he will be formally charged with:
-Arson 2nd Degree
-Burglary 3rd Degree
-Theft by Unlawful Taking O/$1000
