At Rest

Deadly force
Lebanon Junction police officer and three Bullitt County Sheriff's deputies went to Cothern's house to serve two felony warrants. Troopers say Cothern was uncooperative and was sprayed with pepper spray. Police say Cothern came out of his house swinging a large pane of glass at the officers, but witnesses disputed this. He was shot and killed.
This record exists so that Donald Cothern, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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