PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (FOX 56) — Kentucky State Police have arrested a Pike County man in connection with a death in March.

Troopers said that on March 1, 45-year-old Brent Wooten was found dead along Allegheny Road in the Heller community. The ensuing autopsy confirmed his death was the result of foul play.

After months of investigation, Brandon Blackburn, 44, was arrested. He was charged with murder as well as possession of a handgun by a convicted felon and being a persistent felony offender.

Blackburn was booked into the Pike County Detention Center.

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