UPDATE: Kentucky State Police have released the identity of a man found dead in Clay County and they’ve made an arrest. The body of 77-year-old Rufas Smallwood, of Manchester, was found Saturday near Crawfish Road. Smallwood was reported missing to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office on Friday. Police said Smallwood had visible injuries suggesting foul play. Smallwood was pronounced dead by the Clay County Coroner and taken to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. Following an investigation, a woman, 44-year-old John Lee Couch, of Manchester, was arrested and charged with one count of murder and one count of robbery. Couch was lodged in the Clay County Detention Center.
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