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    Bradley Allan McMahan Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in 2018 KY Murder of Johnnie Faye Davis




    Commonwealth's Attorney seeks death penalty against McMahan


    The death penalty may be on the table for a Tennessee man accused of killing a local grandmother last fall.

    Bradley Allan McMahan, 35, of Louisville, Tenn., is charged with Murder and first-degree Burglary in connection to the death of 59-year-old Johnnie Faye Davis, whose body was discovered inside her Eubank home the morning of November 1.

    In a pretrial conference on Thursday, Commonwealth's Attorney Eddy Montgomery advised Pulaski Circuit Judge David Tapp that he would soon be filing a capital notice in the case. Though McMahan was officially represented by public defender Kerri Hicks, DPA (Department of Public Advocacy) Capital Trials Manager Teresa Whitaker was also on hand to advise that her office had received the case and she would be soon be assigning an attorney with her office to represent McMahan.

    Court records indicate that Montgomery filed notice Monday that his office would be seeking the death penalty against McMahan amid aggravating circumstances. In Kentucky, death penalty consideration is generally reserved for murder cases in which the homicide occurs during the commission of another violent crime or where the accused has a prior murder conviction.

    According to preliminary hearing testimony last fall from Detective John Hutchinson of the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, authorities responded to the scene on Goodhope Church Road around 6:43 a.m. on November 1. Once inside the home, the officers found Davis lying unresponsive in the foyer -- with blood covering her face from what turned out to be a broken nose and the electric cord from a nearby oscillating fan wrapped around her neck.

    Davis lived with her two grandchildren, who had been getting ready for school when the assault began. Det. Hutchinson said Davis' 11-year-old grandson recognized the assailant as his mother's ex-boyfriend. The boy reportedly ran to the bedroom of his 15-year-old sister, where together they barricaded the door and left the home through the bedroom window to seek help at a neighbor's house.

    McMahan was located later that afternoon by Somerset Police Department at the Dollar General on East Mt. Vernon Street. Once in custody, the suspect allegedly admitted that he strangled Davis but claimed that "she came at him with a knife and it was self defense."

    Preliminary autopsy results were consistent with Davis dying from strangulation. Det. Hutchinson also testified that blood evidence taken from the home and McMahan's truck, as well his clothing, have been sent to the Kentucky State Police lab for testing.

    On Thursday, the prosecution noted that those results could take three to four months to come in. Judge Tapp said he would issue an order to expedite the results, then asked Montgomery to meet with whomever McMahan's new attorney will be to determine the case's status before the next pretrial conference. That hearing has been scheduled for May 17.

    McMahan remains lodged at the Pulaski County Detention Center in lieu of a $1 million cash bond.

    http://www.journal-times.com/kentuck...omV0OUOlP7ZLgQ
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    Trial date set in death penalty case

    A trial date has been set for next spring in a capital murder case involving a Tennessee man accused of killing a Eubank grandmother.

    Bradley Allan McMahan, 35, of Louisville, Tenn., is charged with Murder and 1st-degree Burglary in connection to the death of 59-year-old Johnnie Faye Davis, whose body was discovered inside her Eubank home the morning of November 1.

    In a status hearing held Friday, Special Judge Samuel Todd Spalding scheduled McMahan's trial for March 16, 2020.

    It was the Lebanon-based judge's 1st appearance in the case after taking up the case last month upon Pulaski Circuit Judge David Tapp's recusal. Also new to the case is defense attorney Sarah Fightmaster, who is taking over for DPA (Department of Public Advocacy) Capital Trials Manager Teresa Whitaker as she retires.

    Commonwealth's Attorney Eddy Montgomery filed notice in April that his office would be seeking the death penalty against McMahan amid aggravating circumstances. In Kentucky, death penalty consideration is generally reserved for murder cases in which the homicide occurs during the commission of another violent crime or where the accused has a prior murder conviction.

    In this case, McMahan is accused of killing the mother of his former girlfriend.

    According to preliminary hearing testimony last fall from Detective John Hutchinson of the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, authorities responded to the scene on Goodhope Church Road around 6:43 a.m. on November 1. Once inside the home, the officers found

    Davis lying unresponsive in the foyer -- with blood covering her face from what turned out to be a broken nose and the electric cord from a nearby oscillating fan wrapped around her neck.

    Davis lived with her 2 grandchildren, who had been getting ready for school when the assault began. Det. Hutchinson said Davis' 11-year-old grandson recognized the assailant as his mother's ex-boyfriend. The boy reportedly ran to the bedroom of his 15-year-old sister, where together they barricaded the door and left the home through the bedroom window to seek help at a neighbor's house.

    McMahan was located later that afternoon by Somerset Police Department at the Dollar General on East Mt. Vernon Street. Once in custody, the suspect allegedly admitted that he strangled Davis but claimed that "she came at him with a knife and it was self defense."

    Preliminary autopsy results were consistent with Davis dying from strangulation. Det. Hutchinson also testified that blood evidence was taken from the home and McMahan's truck, as well his clothing.

    DNA results are reportedly back from the Kentucky State Police lab. Fightmaster advised Judge Spalding that she and her co-counsel Peyton Sands are currently reviewing discovery that Montgomery's office had provided.

    McMahan remains lodged at the Pulaski County Detention Center in lieu of a $1 million cash bond.

    (source: somerset-kentucky.com)
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    Suspect in 2018 Pulaski County strangulation case pleads guilty

    By Nick Oliver
    WKYT

    SOMERSET, Ky. (WKYT) – The suspect in a Pulaski County murder has changed his plea to guilty.

    Bradley McMahan went before a judge Friday for a change of plea hearing.

    Bradley McMahan is accused of strangling his ex-girlfriend’s mother. Police say the victim’s grandchildren, aged 11 and 14 were in the home at the time, and witnessed that attack.

    The children were able to identify McMahan as the suspect because Davis was able to pull off the mask he was wearing before she was killed.

    Shortly after the 2018 homicide, attorneys entered a not guilty plea for McMahan. Since then, McMahan has remained in the Pulaski County Detention Center on a one million dollar bond.

    Friday, he pleaded guilty to murder and burglary.

    McMahan has pleaded guilty before. In Tennessee, he entered a guilty plea to assault charges after attacking the ex-girlfriend involved in this case. An emergency protective order was placed against McMahan in the incident.

    McMahan will be sentenced on March 26. He is facing life in prison with the opportunity for parole in 25 years.

    https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Ch...568080191.html

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